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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 305F · West Palm Beach, FL · May 24, 2003

Date: May 24, 2003 · 18:15 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60564
Reported as: Cessna 305F
Reported engine: Continental O470*
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total52 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N60564Registered now · Cessna/Air Repair 305FS/N AR-7 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna/Air Repair 305F Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A Cessna bird dog which was damaged on landing at Palm Beach county airpark on may 24, 2003. The pilots name is paul zackary okean, his pilots certificate # is 15420975. There was one passenger Mr. Paul smebak. Mr. Okean stated that upon touchdown on runway 9, it was unclear whether the left tire blew first or the aircraft veered sharply to the right first. Directional control was lost and the aircraft left the runway, the left strut impacted into soft ground and the aircraft pitched nose down causing damage to the propeller and the left outboard wing and the left main landing gear strut/wheel. There were no injuries and the damage to the aircraft is repairable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CESSNA BIRD DOG WHICH WAS DAMAGED ON LANDING AT PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPARK ON MAY 24, 2003. THE PILOTS NAME IS PAUL ZACKARY OKEAN, HIS PILOTS CERTIFICATE # IS 15420975. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER MR. PAUL SMEBAK. MR. OKEAN STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 9, IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE LEFT TIRE BLEW FIRST OR THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT FIRST. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT STRUT IMPACTED INTO SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT/WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS REPAIRABLE.