19990320020309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Fillmore, UT · March 20, 1999

Date
March 20, 1999 · 15:15 local
Place
Fillmore, UT
Airport
Fillmore Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7874P
Reported as
Piper PA24180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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 landing rwy 22 filmore ut, with strong crosswinds. Gust picked up left wing. Aircraft began to drift to right side of rwy. Pilot felt he was unable to hold aircraft and elected to depart rwy off the right side. Aircraft struck a rock and broke off right main landing gear at the trunnion, slid to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDING RWY 22 FILMORE UT, WITH STRONG CROSSWINDS. GUST PICKED UP LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. PILOT FELT HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO DEPART RWY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROCK AND BROKE OFF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AT THE TRUNNION, SLID TO A STOP.