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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 425 · Pittsburg, KS · June 20, 2000

Date: June 20, 2000 · 20:40 local
Place: Pittsburg, KS
Airport: Atkinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N242GB
Reported as: Cessna 425
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total500 in this make and model120 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.

(-23) Pilot was on a IFR flight plan to joplin. He decided to attempt to land at pittsburgh ahead of thunderstorms. While in the traffic pattern at pittsburgh, the a/c was struck by blowing debris, resulting in damage to engine inlets, propellors, gear doors, wing leading edge and leading edge of vertical stabilizor. The investigation of the incident disclosed multiple pilot operational errors during the arrival at pittsburgh. The pilot was reexamined, with satisfactory results.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO JOPLIN. HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND AT PITTSBURGH AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PITTSBURGH, THE A/C WAS STRUCK BY BLOWING DEBRIS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ENGINE INLETS, PROPELLORS, GEAR DOORS, WING LEADING EDGE AND LEADING EDGE OF VERTICAL STABILIZOR. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT DISCLOSED MULTIPLE PILOT OPERATIONAL ERRORS DURING THE ARRIVAL AT PITTSBURGH. THE PILOT WAS REEXAMINED, WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.