19970122002209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Sacramento, CA · January 22, 1997

Date: January 22, 1997 · 14:18 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UNIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27181
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total30 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N27181Registration cancelled Apr 1, 2002 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7752068 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 approach to mather field, CA aircraft descended below glide path to runway 22L and hit high power electric wires located on aero-jet general property. The aircraft landed safely but received damage to both propellers, pitot tube, and skin on landing gear doors, there was also light skin and paint damaged to the nose area of aircraft. Point of impact was 51/2 miles from end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO MATHER FIELD, CA AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH TO RUNWAY 22L AND HIT HIGH POWER ELECTRIC WIRES LOCATED ON AERO-JET GENERAL PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BUT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, PITOT TUBE, AND SKIN ON LANDING GEAR DOORS, THERE WAS ALSO LIGHT SKIN AND PAINT DAMAGED TO THE NOSE AREA OF AIRCRAFT. POINT OF IMPACT WAS 51/2 MILES FROM END OF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N27181 · 1

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

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