19961023040949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Valdosta, GA · October 23, 1996

Date: October 23, 1996 · 22:45 local
Place: Valdosta, GA
Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6910F
Reported as: Piper PA28151
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6910FRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2014 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7715187 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 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 PA-28-151 (N6910F) operated by pilot juan stewart (comm. 421117075) made an emergency landing at vld without position lights without communications with the tower after a hole in the area of the left position light occurred in the wing tip. The pilot heard a pop noise followed by a rushing of air and landed at the first airport along his flight path. Without the pilots knowledge the left wing tip developed a hole approximately 5-6" high and 20-28"long with the position light falling into the wing structure. Photos of the damage indicates the wing possibly did not strike an object or another aircraft in flight. The damage was over the top side of the tip cord line and if the wing had struck an object wrinkling or damage below the cord line should have occurred. The wing tip was removed and discarded before the FAA was alerted; therefore, failure of the tip structure could not be determined. The pilot operated properly in the situation. No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT PA-28-151 (N6910F) OPERATED BY PILOT JUAN STEWART (COMM. 421117075) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT VLD WITHOUT POSITION LIGHTS WITHOUT COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE TOWER AFTER A HOLE IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT POSITION LIGHT OCCURRED IN THE WING TIP. THE PILOT HEARD A POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY A RUSHING OF AIR AND LANDED AT THE FIRST AIRPORT ALONG HIS FLIGHT PATH. WITHOUT THE PILOTS KNOWLEDGE THE LEFT WING TIP DEVELOPED A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 5-6" HIGH AND 20-28"LONG WITH THE POSITION LIGHT FALLING INTO THE WING STRUCTURE. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE INDICATES THE WING POSSIBLY DID NOT STRIKE AN OBJECT OR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THE DAMAGE WAS OVER THE TOP SIDE OF THE TIP CORD LINE AND IF THE WING HAD STRUCK AN OBJECT WRINKLING OR DAMAGE BELOW THE CORD LINE SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE WING TIP WAS REMOVED AND DISCARDED BEFORE THE FAA WAS ALERTED; THEREFORE, FAILURE OF THE TIP STRUCTURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT OPERATED PROPERLY IN THE SITUATION. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

Other reports on N6910F · 1

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

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