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FAA incident report · Piper PA28180 · Sheridan, IN · November 7, 1999

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Date
November 7, 1999 · 01:00 local
Place
Sheridan, IN
Airport
Sheridan Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2191T
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total20 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 07, 1999 at approximately 0030 EST N2191T, a Piper PA-28-180, owned by Mr. Frank ciampa, and flown by Mr. Jeremy ciampa struck a powerline wire during an approach to a landing on runway 5 at Sheridan Airport, Sheridan, Indiana. Mr. Jeremy ciampa stated that he and a friend were out on a personal pleasure flight on the evening of November 7, 1999 and decided to land at Sheridan Airport. They turned on the lights, which are radio controlled and entered a downwind leg for runway 5 at 1000 feet AGL. Mr. Ciampa stated that when he turned to final he realized that he was too high. (One quarter mile out and 600 AGL.) He reduced power to idle ans extended full flaps. He said that the displaced threshold was lit with red lights and that was his target. He further stated that his arispeed in the descent was 90 knots. He heard a twang noise just before arriving at the threshold but the aircraft continued without any change. He made a normal landing and taxied in to check the aircraft. He found scratches on the propeller spinner and cowl.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 07, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 0030 EST N2191T, A PIPER PA-28-180, OWNED BY MR. FRANK CIAMPA, AND FLOWN BY MR. JEREMY CIAMPA STRUCK A POWERLINE WIRE DURING AN APPROACH TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT SHERIDAN AIRPORT, SHERIDAN, INDIANA. MR. JEREMY CIAMPA STATED THAT HE AND A FRIEND WERE OUT ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 7, 1999 AND DECIDED TO LAND AT SHERIDAN AIRPORT. THEY TURNED ON THE LIGHTS, WHICH ARE RADIO CONTROLLED AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 5 AT 1000 FEET AGL. MR. CIAMPA STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED TO FINAL HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH. (ONE QUARTER MILE OUT AND 600 AGL.) HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE ANS EXTENDED FULL FLAPS. HE SAID THAT THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD WAS LIT WITH RED LIGHTS AND THAT WAS HIS TARGET. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HIS ARISPEED IN THE DESCENT WAS 90 KNOTS. HE HEARD A TWANG NOISE JUST BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE THRESHOLD BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY CHANGE. HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED IN TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. HE FOUND SCRATCHES ON THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND COWL.