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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Chase City, VA · August 21, 2000

Date
August 21, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
Chase City, VA
Airport
Chase City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7764H
Reported as
Piper PA12
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total3 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) During takeoff, the pilot experienced a strong right cross wind that pushed the a/c toward the trees. The pilot reduced the power and tried to slip the a/c back to the runway. He touched down on the right main landing gear which collapsed. The a/c pivoted to the right, dragging the right wing tip and bending the prop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG RIGHT CROSS WIND THAT PUSHED THE A/C TOWARD THE TREES. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND TRIED TO SLIP THE A/C BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED. THE A/C PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT, DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND BENDING THE PROP.