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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Brasov IS-28B2 · Hamilton, NY · September 17, 2000

Date
September 17, 2000 · 14:45 local
Place
Hamilton, NY
Airport
Hamilton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28DG
Reported as
Brasov IS28B2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
466 total10 in this make and model

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)Pilot encountered turbulance and possible wind shear during landing on grass, parallel to rwy 17, on scene investigation found that the LH wing tip had struck the ground causing minor damage to the bottom (composite) surface of LH wing tip, and causing the LH tip wheel to separate from the wing. Pilot stated in telephone interview that wind direction was varying that day and initially favored rwy 35, where an earlier uneventful glider flight was accomplished with the aircraft. Further, pilot stated that winds were favoring rwy 17, which was the rwy in use at the time the incident took place. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR DURING LANDING ON GRASS, PARALLEL TO RWY 17, ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LH WING TIP HAD STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM (COMPOSITE) SURFACE OF LH WING TIP, AND CAUSING THE LH TIP WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE WING. PILOT STATED IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT WIND DIRECTION WAS VARYING THAT DAY AND INITIALLY FAVORED RWY 35, WHERE AN EARLIER UNEVENTFUL GLIDER FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER, PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE FAVORING RWY 17, WHICH WAS THE RWY IN USE AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.