19951026040029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Grantville, PA · October 26, 1995

Date
October 26, 1995 · 10:20 local
Place
Grantville, PA
Airport
Sky Classics Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91AB
Reported as
Amtr RV4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
920 total450 in this make and model30 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.

Narrative: on October 26, 1995, aircraft (N91AB) departed winchester Virginia airport (W16) with one passenger (steve beaver) enroute to sky Classics airport (7PS4). Pilot contacted muir tower for wind velocity and direction and was advised that wind was out of the west and gusting to 20 knots. Pilot entered a left-hand pattern to runway 26 at 7PS4, and touchdown was made on the first third of the runway at 50 mph. Pilot applied brakes lightly and the aircraft did not slow down, then brakes were applied heavily and wheels started to slide on the wet grass. Aircraft exited the runway and came to a stop 10 feet off the end. Aircraft sustained minor damage (propeller and gear). There were no injuries. This incident closed privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AIRCRAFT (N91AB) DEPARTED WINCHESTER VIRGINIA AIRPORT (W16) WITH ONE PASSENGER (STEVE BEAVER) ENROUTE TO SKY CLASSICS AIRPORT (7PS4). PILOT CONTACTED MUIR TOWER FOR WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT WIND WAS OUT OF THE WEST AND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. PILOT ENTERED A LEFT-HAND PATTERN TO RUNWAY 26 AT 7PS4, AND TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY AT 50 MPH. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLOW DOWN, THEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEAVILY AND WHEELS STARTED TO SLIDE ON THE WET GRASS. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP 10 FEET OFF THE END. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE (PROPELLER AND GEAR). THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^