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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-13 · Snyder, TX · March 27, 1997

Date: March 27, 1997 · 19:15 local
Place: Snyder, TX
Airport: Winston Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N86944
Reported as: Blanca 1413
Reported engine: Franklin 6A335*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 267 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N86944Registered now · Bellanca 14-13S/N 1306 · Built 1946 Airframe modelBellanca 14-13 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Mr. Franklin encountered strong winds from the west on his trip from waco, TX to lubbock, TX and decided he would need to stop for fuel. He elected to land at Winston field in Snyder, TX. Because they had an "east/west" runway. So he could land into the wind. When he arrived it was getting dark and the only lighted runway was the "north/south" runway. He elected to attempt a landing on the unlighted "east/west" runway due to the winds. He landed long, went off the end of the runway and struck a dirt "berm".

As the FAA filed it

MR. FRANKLIN ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST ON HIS TRIP FROM WACO, TX TO LUBBOCK, TX AND DECIDED HE WOULD NEED TO STOP FOR FUEL. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT WINSTON FIELD IN SNYDER, TX. BECAUSE THEY HAD AN "EAST/WEST" RUNWAY. SO HE COULD LAND INTO THE WIND. WHEN HE ARRIVED IT WAS GETTING DARK AND THE ONLY LIGHTED RUNWAY WAS THE "NORTH/SOUTH" RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON THE UNLIGHTED "EAST/WEST" RUNWAY DUE TO THE WINDS. HE LANDED LONG, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DIRT "BERM".