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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22 · Chandler, NC · May 26, 1996

Date: May 26, 1996 · 10:10 local
Place: Chandler, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1763A
Reported as: Piper PA22
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N1763ARegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2023 · Piper PA-22S/N 22-492 · Built 1952 Airframe modelPiper PA-22 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: on may 26, 1996, at approximately 7AM the pilot of PA-22, N1763A, filed a VFR flight plan from collegedale, TN to hendersonville, NC. The weather was forecasted as good. Near asheville the weather started to sock in. Pilot decided to circle and wait to see if weather would clear. At approximately 1010 local time, pilot noticed a clear area and decided to land. When aircraft touched down, left gear hit ground first. The left gear broke off the airplane. Pilot continued landing roll out. Pilot shut off engine after coming to a stop. The pilot and passengers were not injured and damage to aircraft was in the left landing gear area.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 26, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 7AM THE PILOT OF PA-22, N1763A, FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM COLLEGEDALE, TN TO HENDERSONVILLE, NC. THE WEATHER WAS FORECASTED AS GOOD. NEAR ASHEVILLE THE WEATHER STARTED TO SOCK IN. PILOT DECIDED TO CIRCLE AND WAIT TO SEE IF WEATHER WOULD CLEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 LOCAL TIME, PILOT NOTICED A CLEAR AREA AND DECIDED TO LAND. WHEN AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, LEFT GEAR HIT GROUND FIRST. THE LEFT GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRPLANE. PILOT CONTINUED LANDING ROLL OUT. PILOT SHUT OFF ENGINE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AREA.