19971223044799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Ocala, FL · December 23, 1997

Date: December 23, 1997 · 08:58 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911M
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520NB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,580 total275 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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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 Wednesday 23 December 1997 at 08:58 EST, Mr. Mitchell n. bobowski holder of pilot certificate no. 376567839, executed two localizer 36 instrument approaches to the Ocala regional airport, Ocala, Florida. During the second approach, Mr. Bobowski descended below the published minimum descent altitude (mda) and struck power lines 2,400 feet short of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilot and passenger. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER 1997 AT 08:58 EST, MR. MITCHELL N. BOBOWSKI HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 376567839, EXECUTED TWO LOCALIZER 36 INSTRUMENT APPROACHES TO THE OCALA REGIONAL AIRPORT, OCALA, FLORIDA. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, MR. BOBOWSKI DESCENDED BELOW THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) AND STRUCK POWER LINES 2,400 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.