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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA42 · Silver City, NM · April 15, 1998

Date: April 15, 1998 · 09:30 local
Place: Silver City, NM
Airport: Silver City
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GSCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N700VT
Reported as: Piper PA42
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,680 total400 in this make and model72 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: during landing rollout, a gust of wind weathervaned the aircraft. It went left. The pilot applied full right rudder, to no avail. He applied power to the left engine. The plane veered enough to the left that one propeller blade caught a reflector post. About 11/2" of the blade was damaged. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots or 2 passengers. AWOS weather gave the winds at 270-290, at 21/G28. They were landing on runway 35. The pilot was counseled regarding the published limitations landing on the aircraft and thinking in terms of personal limitations. He was compliant.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, A GUST OF WIND WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT. IT WENT LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, TO NO AVAIL. HE APPLIED POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PLANE VEERED ENOUGH TO THE LEFT THAT ONE PROPELLER BLADE CAUGHT A REFLECTOR POST. ABOUT 11/2" OF THE BLADE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 PILOTS OR 2 PASSENGERS. AWOS WEATHER GAVE THE WINDS AT 270-290, AT 21/G28. THEY WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING THE PUBLISHED LIMITATIONS LANDING ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THINKING IN TERMS OF PERSONAL LIMITATIONS. HE WAS COMPLIANT.