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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Chandler, AZ · May 21, 1997

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Date
May 21, 1997 · 11:38 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9467U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N9467URegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078415Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine 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 airman described the situation as such: as I was coming into land everything looked o.k. on the landing to flare portion the left wing tip came up. I then heard a noise coming from the front that distracted me. The plane then drifted off the runway. The prop was hitting the ground and I ended up off the runway in the dirt. When the airport man drove up in the truck we found out that there was a hammer that was left in the engine compartment. The airman has been actively flying from 4-9-97 until present day. Total of about 20 hours, with 28 landings accomplished before the incident. She said that she was familiar with the conditions (weather) before and had seen dust devils in the area before. The conversation with her husband revealed that the flare looked normal both mains had touched, then, the tail raised up. She departed the runway. The propeller hit about 4 times, the wing tip was scratched up a little and the wheel pants were scratched. Chandler air service did a "run out" on the crankshaft and found no cracks with "0" tolerance. He also added that another aircraft, that had landed just after julie, reported windshear on landing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRMAN DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS SUCH: AS I WAS COMING INTO LAND EVERYTHING LOOKED O.K. ON THE LANDING TO FLARE PORTION THE LEFT WING TIP CAME UP. I THEN HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT THAT DISTRACTED ME. THE PLANE THEN DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PROP WAS HITTING THE GROUND AND I ENDED UP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT. WHEN THE AIRPORT MAN DROVE UP IN THE TRUCK WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HAMMER THAT WAS LEFT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRMAN HAS BEEN ACTIVELY FLYING FROM 4-9-97 UNTIL PRESENT DAY. TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 HOURS, WITH 28 LANDINGS ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE THE INCIDENT. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE CONDITIONS (WEATHER) BEFORE AND HAD SEEN DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA BEFORE. THE CONVERSATION WITH HER HUSBAND REVEALED THAT THE FLARE LOOKED NORMAL BOTH MAINS HAD TOUCHED, THEN, THE TAIL RAISED UP. SHE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER HIT ABOUT 4 TIMES, THE WING TIP WAS SCRATCHED UP A LITTLE AND THE WHEEL PANTS WERE SCRATCHED. CHANDLER AIR SERVICE DID A "RUN OUT" ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND FOUND NO CRACKS WITH "0" TOLERANCE. HE ALSO ADDED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, THAT HAD LANDED JUST AFTER JULIE, REPORTED WINDSHEAR ON LANDING.