# Incident 19990503017209I: Spartn 7W, Franklin, VA, May 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1999, 16:54 local time
- Place: Franklin, VA
- Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6840° N, 76.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6840&lon=-76.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17633, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17633) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spartan 7W (registry code 8430302, https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-7w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARTN 7W
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990503017209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITH WINDS OF 0207G18. PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN WITH POSSIBLY SOME SIDEWARD DRIFTING, AND THE LEFT MAIN WAS SHEARED OFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SHEARING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OFF.

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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