20021228035739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Thomaston, GA · December 28, 2002

Date
December 28, 2002 · 20:00 local
Place
Thomaston, GA
Airport
Thomaston-Upson County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1595U
Reported as
Cessna U206F
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
765 total545 in this make and model15 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 final to rwy 30, a bug flew into pilot's right eye. Pilot grabbed glasses and released control yoke. Plane dropped suddenly and acft hit approach light. Pilot grabbed yoke and landed acft without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING FINAL TO RWY 30, A BUG FLEW INTO PILOT'S RIGHT EYE. PILOT GRABBED GLASSES AND RELEASED CONTROL YOKE. PLANE DROPPED SUDDENLY AND ACFT HIT APPROACH LIGHT. PILOT GRABBED YOKE AND LANDED ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.