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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VP1 · Westhampton Bea, NY · June 19, 2002

Date: June 19, 2002 · 06:30 local
Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport: The Francis S Gabreski Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N981GP
Reported as: Amtr VP1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 425 total3 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) On approach to landing on runway 33 at west hampton/Gabreski airport, the pilot stated that the aircraft became erratic in handling. Pilot lost control and decided to land on the grass shoulder of the runway. On impact, the propeller struck the shattering both blades, the fixed landing gear broke and folded puncturing a large hole in the underside of the r/h wing. Pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT WEST HAMPTON/GABRESKI AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ERRATIC IN HANDLING. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON THE GRASS SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. ON IMPACT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SHATTERING BOTH BLADES, THE FIXED LANDING GEAR BROKE AND FOLDED PUNCTURING A LARGE HOLE IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE R/H WING. PILOT WAS UNINJURED.