19990829033369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Zinair CH 2000 · West Palm Beach, FL · August 29, 1999

Date: August 29, 1999
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24ZA
Reported as: Zinair CH2000
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total

N24ZARegistered now · Zenair CH 2000S/N 200024 · Built 1996 Airframe modelZenair CH 2000 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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) Investigation revealed pilot misinterpreted wind direction on final approach to Palm Beach International Airport, after receiving the actual wind direction and clearance to land on runway 27R from flight approach. Pilot allowed aircraft to drive off the runway, over the grass. Pilot applied power to attempt a go-around but hit an electrical equipment box located in the grassy strip between runway 27L and the adjacent taxiway. The pilot then cut power and applied the brakes. The aircraft came to rest approximately 100-150 feet past the electrical equipment box.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT MISINTERPRETED WIND DIRECTION ON FINAL APPROACH TO PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AFTER RECEIVING THE ACTUAL WIND DIRECTION AND CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27R FROM FLIGHT APPROACH. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIVE OFF THE RUNWAY, OVER THE GRASS. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BUT HIT AN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BOX LOCATED IN THE GRASSY STRIP BETWEEN RUNWAY 27L AND THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE PILOT THEN CUT POWER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100-150 FEET PAST THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BOX.