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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Frankfort, IN · October 27, 1998

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Date
October 27, 1998 · 16:10 local
Place
Frankfort, IN
Airport
Frankfort Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4845Z
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total400 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N4845ZRegistration cancelled May 16, 2014 · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8419 · 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.

(-5) The aircraft was on final approach to runway 22 and encountered turbulence. The aircraft descended, with the left wing dropping first, as a tractor trailer passed under the aircraft on state highway 28. The approach to runway 22 is next to a major highway and the runway does have a displaced threshold. The highway was under construction and traffic was being routed to the right side of the road way (nearest the approach end of runway 22). The left main landing gear struck the top of the tractor trailer and the left main wheel separated from the aircraft. The pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and landed on runway 22. He was able to keep the aircraft up right on the two remaining wheels and moved the aircraft on to the grass area next to the runway. Once on the grass area, the pilot was able to lower the left wing and bring the aircraft to a stop. This action minimized the damage to the left wing, since the left landing gear was removed by the collision. The weather at the time of the incident was clear of clouds, the visibility greater than five miles, and the wind was from 220 degrees at 15 knots with an occassional gust of 20 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AND ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, WITH THE LEFT WING DROPPING FIRST, AS A TRACTOR TRAILER PASSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT ON STATE HIGHWAY 28. THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 IS NEXT TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE RUNWAY DOES HAVE A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE HIGHWAY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC WAS BEING ROUTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY (NEAREST THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22). THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT UP RIGHT ON THE TWO REMAINING WHEELS AND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT ON TO THE GRASS AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. ONCE ON THE GRASS AREA, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LOWER THE LEFT WING AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THIS ACTION MINIMIZED THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, SINCE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS REMOVED BY THE COLLISION. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR OF CLOUDS, THE VISIBILITY GREATER THAN FIVE MILES, AND THE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH AN OCCASSIONAL GUST OF 20 KNOTS.