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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Grand Rapids, MI · February 4, 1996

Date
February 4, 1996
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent County International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9167Q
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total

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: a/w- right main landing gear up pressure switch failed, not allowing proper operation of main landing gear pump. N959DL9511141123 narrative: delta flight 981 was being marshalled into parking at avl with wing walkers. Just prior to stopping, an unsecured portable stair was blown into the left wing by wind reported to be gusting to 35 KTS. A 1/2" puncture in the slat was repaired and the aircraft was ferried to atlanta for inspection the following day. Station manager took appropriate action to prevent recurrence. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A/W- RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED, NOT ALLOWING PROPER OPERATION OF MAIN LANDING GEAR PUMP. N959DL9511141123 NARRATIVE: DELTA FLIGHT 981 WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING AT AVL WITH WING WALKERS. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, AN UNSECURED PORTABLE STAIR WAS BLOWN INTO THE LEFT WING BY WIND REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 35 KTS. A 1/2" PUNCTURE IN THE SLAT WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA FOR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. STATION MANAGER TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N9167Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.