# Incident 19990408033729I: Stnson V77, Howell, MI, April 8, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1999, 20:10 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69398, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69398) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- Reported engine: LYC R68013
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990408033729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST DURING HIS FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VASI LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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