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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Lake Wales, FL · March 5, 1995

Date: March 5, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place: Lake Wales, FL
Airport: Chalet Suzanne
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9025P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 621 total391 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N9025PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4487 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on March 5, 1995, at 0930 EST, a Piper PA-24, N9025P, owned and operated by Mr. Bruce m. berkowitz veered off to the left side of the runway during a landing at the Chalet Suzanne Airport near Lake Wales, Florida, struck a small fruit tree, turned sideways, and collapsed the right main landing gear. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan had been filed. The aircraft received minor damage, but the pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot Mr. Bruce m. berkowitz, holds a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating no. 110469697. The pleasure flight originated at the fort lauderdale executive airport near fort lauderdale, Florida on March 5, 1995 at approximately 0830 EST. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 5, 1995, AT 0930 EST, A PIPER PA-24, N9025P, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. BRUCE M. BERKOWITZ VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING A LANDING AT THE CHALET SUZANNE AIRPORT NEAR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, STRUCK A SMALL FRUIT TREE, TURNED SIDEWAYS, AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT MR. BRUCE M. BERKOWITZ, HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING NO. 110469697. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ON MARCH 5, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.