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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sptpuz RF5B · Lockport, NY · September 2, 1991

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Date: September 2, 1991 · 11:15 local
Place: Lockport, NY
Airport: Lockport Cambria Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55SM
Reported as: Sptpuz RF5B
Reported engine: LIMBAH SL1700EC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N55SMRegistered now · Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBERS/N 51053 · Built 1974 Airframe modelSportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER Engine modelLimbach 1700EReciprocating

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What happened

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Struck brush on side of runway on landing rotating glider into larger brush. Blamed runway misalignment on wind gust

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK BRUSH ON SIDE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROTATING GLIDER INTO LARGER BRUSH.BLAMED RUNWAY MISALIGNMENT ON WIND GUST

Other reports on N55SM · 1

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