19981222045419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC3C · Cleveland, OH · December 22, 1998

Date
December 22, 1998 · 02:00 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VLLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8187E
Reported as
Doug DC3C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,750 total2,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Aircraft departed pne at 2110 hours for sbn with 5280 lb. Of freight and two crew. PIC harold lamar yost, ATP 1507467, SIC robert lee finch ii, commercial 16685595. Around ygn aircraft encountered freezing rain and requested to be diverted to cle. Aircraft was vectored to runway 5R. On final approach the crew made three attempts before receiving the correct indication on the landing gear indication lights. Aircraft struck approach lights on landing. Aircraft sustained damage to right wing, right horizontal stab, left wing tip, and the under side of the empennage area. A review of 14 CFR 43 appendix a indicated minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PNE AT 2110 HOURS FOR SBN WITH 5280 LB. OF FREIGHT AND TWO CREW. PIC HAROLD LAMAR YOST, ATP 1507467, SIC ROBERT LEE FINCH II, COMMERCIAL 16685595. AROUND YGN AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN AND REQUESTED TO BE DIVERTED TO CLE. AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO RUNWAY 5R. ON FINAL APPROACH THE CREW MADE THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE RECEIVING THE CORRECT INDICATION ON THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB, LEFT WING TIP, AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE AREA. A REVIEW OF 14 CFR 43 APPENDIX A INDICATED MINOR DAMAGE.