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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Sandusky, MI · February 8, 2004

Date: February 8, 2004 · 20:30 local
Place: Sandusky, MI
Airport: Sandusky City Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2122W
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2122WRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1495 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was landing at runway 27. Left main touched down with no problem. As the right main touched down pilot indicated that a gust of wind occurred causing the aircraft to veer right into a snow bank. During the veering to the right, the left wingtip briefly struck the runway for approximately three feet. Aircraft damage noted was one blade of a two blade prop bent, the left wingtip damaged, left wing inner skin damaged and the spinner was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT RUNWAY 27. LEFT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO PROBLEM. AS THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN PILOT INDICATED THAT A GUST OF WIND OCCURRED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT INTO A SNOW BANK. DURING THE VEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WINGTIP BRIEFLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED WAS ONE BLADE OF A TWO BLADE PROP BENT, THE LEFT WINGTIP DAMAGED, LEFT WING INNER SKIN DAMAGED AND THE SPINNER WAS DAMAGED.