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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna L-19E · Almont, MI · May 13, 1996

Date: May 13, 1996 · 14:45 local
Place: Almont, MI
Airport: Almont Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3255S
Reported as: Cessna L19E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total105 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N3255SRegistered now · Cessna L-19ES/N 24701 Airframe modelCessna L-19E

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: pilot entered left downwind for runway 22 (hard surface) at 37G. After slowing to approach speed, the pilot advanced the throttle with no response. The pilot elected to land on runway 27 (grass) due to position in the pattern. Touchdown was uneventful. However, just prior to completing the landing roll the aircraft encountered a very soft, wet, area which caused the aircraft to tip forward. This resulted in minor damage to the propeller die to contact with the grass surface. Mechanic inspected engine and aircraft for damage. None found. Mechanic removed fuel filter and inspected. Removed carburetor inlet screen, drained wing tank sumps and found no contamination or water. Engine run-up after inspection ok.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 22 (HARD SURFACE) AT 37G. AFTER SLOWING TO APPROACH SPEED, THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 (GRASS) DUE TO POSITION IN THE PATTERN. TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER, JUST PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A VERY SOFT, WET, AREA WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP FORWARD. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER DIE TO CONTACT WITH THE GRASS SURFACE. MECHANIC INSPECTED ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. NONE FOUND. MECHANIC REMOVED FUEL FILTER AND INSPECTED. REMOVED CARBURETOR INLET SCREEN, DRAINED WING TANK SUMPS AND FOUND NO CONTAMINATION OR WATER. ENGINE RUN-UP AFTER INSPECTION OK.