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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr B1-PW-5 · E Campbell, NY · June 24, 2003

Date
June 24, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
E Campbell, NY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N141VG
Reported as
Amtr B1PW5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total200 in this make and model25 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) On June 24, 2003 I was notified that a glider had flown into phone lines during landing in steuben county. There were no reported injuries. The aircraft was hanging in the wires for about 5 hours before it was removed and put in its trailer by the owner. I arrived on the scene on June 25, 2003 and found the aircraft in its trailer at painted post airport. I talked to the owner and inspected the damage. The canopy was destroyed while the pilot was being removed from the aircraft. The cable that the aircraft hit had entered the wing at the root and continued through the leading edge to the main spar. The main spar did not appear to be damaged. There were minor scratches on the right wing and fuselage. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2003 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT A GLIDER HAD FLOWN INTO PHONE LINES DURING LANDING IN STEUBEN COUNTY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HANGING IN THE WIRES FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED AND PUT IN ITS TRAILER BY THE OWNER. I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE ON JUNE 25, 2003 AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IN ITS TRAILER AT PAINTED POST AIRPORT. I TALKED TO THE OWNER AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THE CANOPY WAS DESTROYED WHILE THE PILOT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE CABLE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT HAD ENTERED THE WING AT THE ROOT AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE LEADING EDGE TO THE MAIN SPAR. THE MAIN SPAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. THERE WERE MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.