19990720025929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Delphi, IN · July 20, 1999

Date
July 20, 1999 · 05:30 local
Place
Delphi, IN
Airport
Delphi Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4096P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total25 in this make and model200 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.

(-23) After canceling IFR flight, a VFR approach was made to the Delphi, Indiana airport. On final approached the pilots view was obstructed by a patch of ground fog. The pilot touched down in the final third of the runway, and ran off the end of the runway. The landing gear, and propellers were damaged. Minor damage was done to the nose of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER CANCELING IFR FLIGHT, A VFR APPROACH WAS MADE TO THE DELPHI, INDIANA AIRPORT. ON FINAL APPROACHED THE PILOTS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A PATCH OF GROUND FOG. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FINAL THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE OF AIRPLANE.