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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Wentzville, MO · February 10, 1996

Date: February 10, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Wentzville, MO
Airport: Wentzville Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5744D
Reported as: Piper PA22150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total350 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5744DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4444 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 N5744D, PA-22-150 piloted by Mr. Albert k. donaldson, with one passenger, landed at Wentzville Airport (M050) on runway 18 concluding a flight from smartt field (3SZ). During a 180 deg. Turn around to taxi to the ramp the aircraft entered the sod area of the runway. During the turn the aircraft hit a soft area and the nose gear and right main gear sank in the ground which allowed the wind to help tip the aircraft to the right with the right wing hitting the ground causing damage to the wing tip and navigation light. This action closes this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N5744D, PA-22-150 PILOTED BY MR. ALBERT K. DONALDSON, WITH ONE PASSENGER, LANDED AT WENTZVILLE AIRPORT (M050) ON RUNWAY 18 CONCLUDING A FLIGHT FROM SMARTT FIELD (3SZ). DURING A 180 DEG. TURN AROUND TO TAXI TO THE RAMP THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SOD AREA OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT AREA AND THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SANK IN THE GROUND WHICH ALLOWED THE WIND TO HELP TIP THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WING HITTING THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND NAVIGATION LIGHT. THIS ACTION CLOSES THIS REPORT.