19951027039029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrda D260 · Albany, NY · October 27, 1995

Date: October 27, 1995 · 10:50 local
Place: Albany, NY
Airport: Albany County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9911
Reported as: Amtrda D260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total22 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9911Registered now · Experimental NEYS D260S/N 522 · Built 1979 Airframe modelExperimental NEYS D260 Engine modelLycoming R680Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft departed bennett airport (north creek, NY). Pilot was unable to find saratoga county to refuel. Saw Albany airport and landed on runway 10 without establishing communications and without a transponder as required for class c airspace. Pilot was disoriented due to insufficient pilotage experience, and concern over fuel remaining on board. Aircraft was found not to have proper registration papers or current VFR charts on board. Pilot was not aware of procedures for contacting flight service, and exhibited inadequate knowledge of pilotage navigation. On landing roll, excessive braking caused a propeller strike. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BENNETT AIRPORT (NORTH CREEK, NY). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND SARATOGA COUNTY TO REFUEL. SAW ALBANY AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 WITHOUT ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS AND WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER AS REQUIRED FOR CLASS C AIRSPACE. PILOT WAS DISORIENTED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT PILOTAGE EXPERIENCE, AND CONCERN OVER FUEL REMAINING ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOT TO HAVE PROPER REGISTRATION PAPERS OR CURRENT VFR CHARTS ON BOARD. PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF PROCEDURES FOR CONTACTING FLIGHT SERVICE, AND EXHIBITED INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF PILOTAGE NAVIGATION. ON LANDING ROLL, EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.