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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Sarasota-Braden, FL · May 22, 2002

Date
May 22, 2002 · 10:15 local
Place
Sarasota-Braden, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N117CS
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total130 in this make and model50 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) The pilot, Mr. Weldon, landed on runway 32 with a wind reported at 040 at 14 knots with gusts to 17 knots. The pilot was rolling out and the wind was more than he could manage and the plane departed the runway hitting an airport runway/taxiway sign. This caused minor damage to the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. WELDON, LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITH A WIND REPORTED AT 040 AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 17 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS ROLLING OUT AND THE WIND WAS MORE THAN HE COULD MANAGE AND THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY HITTING AN AIRPORT RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.