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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28 · Homedale, ID · September 12, 2003

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Date
September 12, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place
Homedale, ID
Airport
Homedale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5054W
Reported as
Piper PA28*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N5054WRegistered now · Piper PA-28S/N 28-63 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During the approach to, and as the aircraft crossed the threshold to runway 31 at Homedale airport, Idaho, the pilot stated that he encountered a significant wind shear condition that he could not counteract with the addition of power or flight controls. The aircraft subsequently dropped hard to the runway surface damaging the engine mount tubing and the left main landing gear oleo strut. No other structural damage to the aircraft noted. The propeller did not make contact with the runway surface, and the engine did not sustain a sudden stop. Neither the pilot or his passenger were injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH TO, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD TO RUNWAY 31 AT HOMEDALE AIRPORT, IDAHO, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHEAR CONDITION THAT HE COULD NOT COUNTERACT WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER OR FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DROPPED HARD TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING THE ENGINE MOUNT TUBING AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO STRUT. NO OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOTED. THE PROPELLER DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT SUSTAIN A SUDDEN STOP. NEITHER THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.