19990130021149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aronca 65-TL · Cat Spring, TX · January 30, 1999

Date
January 30, 1999 · 11:59 local
Place
Cat Spring, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31433
Reported as
Aronca 65TL
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total18 in this make and model1 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.

Aircraft inspection revealed a slight bend rearward on 1 propeller blade and minor damage to cowl and landing gear fairings. Pilot suspects magneto switch failure. Aircraft awaiting maintenance to determine fault.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED A SLIGHT BEND REARWARD ON 1 PROPELLER BLADE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO COWL AND LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS. PILOT SUSPECTS MAGNETO SWITCH FAILURE. AIRCRAFT AWAITING MAINTENANCE TO DETERMINE FAULT.