19870930061169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Charlotte, NC · September 30, 1987

Date
September 30, 1987 · 03:10 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FOWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7000D
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total37 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Propeller tips contacted the runway during a fast landing. Wind shear alert in effect. Heavy rain.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER TIPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING A FAST LANDING. WIND SHEAR ALERT IN EFFECT. HEAVY RAIN.