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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcraft BC-65 · Westfield, IN · August 7, 1979

Date: August 7, 1979 · 19:10 local
Place: Westfield, IN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24090
Reported as: Tcraft BC65
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total5 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N24090Registration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Taylorcraft BC-65S/N 1625 · Built 1940 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airspeed indicator inop due to plug on end of pitot tube. Lost directional control on landing. Illegal solo.

As the FAA filed it

AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOP DUE TO PLUG ON END OF PITOT TUBE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. ILLEGAL SOLO.