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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Allentown, PA · March 19, 1996

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Date
March 19, 1996 · 19:05 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6431X
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot on IFR flight, departed rochester, NY at 1630 with destination of perkasie, PA (N70). Approach was abandoned due to weather and diverted to Allentown, PA (abe). ILS approach at abe was terminated due to power loss on field. En route to alternate of lancaster, PA, pilot was advised that aircraft landed hard in strong winds, damaging nosegear. Nosegear did not collapse. No damage to prop or engine. Pilot counseled on preflight/inflight weather planning. Submission of this report closes the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ON IFR FLIGHT, DEPARTED ROCHESTER, NY AT 1630 WITH DESTINATION OF PERKASIE, PA (N70). APPROACH WAS ABANDONED DUE TO WEATHER AND DIVERTED TO ALLENTOWN, PA (ABE). ILS APPROACH AT ABE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO POWER LOSS ON FIELD. EN ROUTE TO ALTERNATE OF LANCASTER, PA, PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN STRONG WINDS, DAMAGING NOSEGEAR. NOSEGEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. NO DAMAGE TO PROP OR ENGINE. PILOT COUNSELED ON PREFLIGHT/INFLIGHT WEATHER PLANNING. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION.