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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrbw FLYBABY1 · Hazleton, PA · September 5, 1996

Date: September 5, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Hazleton, PA
Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78FP
Reported as: Amtrbw FLYBABY1
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N78FPRegistered now · Itzkowitz Herman FLY BABY 1BS/N 72-44 · Built 1978 Airframe modelItzkowitz Herman FLY BABY 1B Engine modelContinental 0-200 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: the pilot on a VFR flight for danville, PA decided to land at Hazleton because of marginal weather. His approach to runway 28 was noted with a slight cross-wind from the south. The pilot indicated that the aircraft veered to the left on landing. He was unable to correct the aircraft with right rudder and brake. privacy data omitted Submission of this report closes the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT ON A VFR FLIGHT FOR DANVILLE, PA DECIDED TO LAND AT HAZLETON BECAUSE OF MARGINAL WEATHER. HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 WAS NOTED WITH A SLIGHT CROSS-WIND FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT ON LANDING. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N78FP · 1

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

Accident 19790808021719ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Shirley, NYLanded from second test flight. Landing gear collapsed. Found broken axle.Aug 8, 1979 · Reported as Amtrbw Flybibaby · Substantial damage