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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Winchester, TN · May 6, 1986

Date
May 6, 1986 · 12:30 local
Place
Winchester, TN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28138
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA125
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,618 total502 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft struck a worker on the runway. Pilot failed to visually clear the runway. Airport manager not using UNICOM.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WORKER ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CLEAR THE RUNWAY.AIRPORT MANAGER NOT USING UNICOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.