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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Circleville, OH · February 7, 1998

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Date
February 7, 1998 · 19:10 local
Place
Circleville, OH
Airport
Pickaway County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4561Z
Reported as
Piper PA22108
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
448 total35 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N4561ZRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8068 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 2/7/98, Mr. Ademir s. pereira, commercial pilot, certificate no. 593843902, departed pike county airport (I57) for Pickaway county airport (cyo) in a Piper (PA-22), N4561Z, s/n 22-8068 for a FAR 91 repositioning flight. At 1900 EST, Mr. Pereira stated that he entered the airport traffic pattern for runway 1. At this time, there was another aircraft on final approach, he then made a go around and came back around for his final approach to runway 1. On final approach the runway lights timed out and automatically turned off. Because N4561Z was not equipped with a single VHF transmitter/receiver he was unable to key the runway lights back on. Mr. Pereria then landed on the taxiway parallel to runway 1, left the taxiway and came to rest in a ditch. The aircraft suffered minor damage and there were no reported injuries. Subsequent inspection of N341JC by ASI mark d. harden of the cmh FSDO determined that the aircraft had sustained minor damage to the right wing tip, nose landing gear and engine cowl. This was discussed with NTSB investigator luke schiada of the parsippany, new jersey NTSB field office. He concurred with FAA ASI harden's damage determination. Failure of the pilot to successfully land on the intended runway during night operations.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 2/7/98, MR. ADEMIR S. PEREIRA, COMMERCIAL PILOT, CERTIFICATE NO. 593843902, DEPARTED PIKE COUNTY AIRPORT (I57) FOR PICKAWAY COUNTY AIRPORT (CYO) IN A PIPER (PA-22), N4561Z, S/N 22-8068 FOR A FAR 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. AT 1900 EST, MR. PEREIRA STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 1. AT THIS TIME, THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE THEN MADE A GO AROUND AND CAME BACK AROUND FOR HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1. ON FINAL APPROACH THE RUNWAY LIGHTS TIMED OUT AND AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF. BECAUSE N4561Z WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE VHF TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER HE WAS UNABLE TO KEY THE RUNWAY LIGHTS BACK ON. MR. PERERIA THEN LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 1, LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF N341JC BY ASI MARK D. HARDEN OF THE CMH FSDO DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE COWL. THIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR LUKE SCHIADA OF THE PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY NTSB FIELD OFFICE. HE CONCURRED WITH FAA ASI HARDEN'S DAMAGE DETERMINATION. FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND ON THE INTENDED RUNWAY DURING NIGHT OPERATIONS.