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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB9CTAMPICO · Springfield, IL · February 10, 2004

Date
February 10, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N506PC
Reported as
Socata TB9CTAMPICO
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total49 in this make and model20 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) privacy data omitted on February 10, 2004, N506PC, a TB9 operated by a student pilot, was conducting a landing on runway 31 at Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois. During the landing roll, the pilot reports that a gust of wind elevated the left wing, and as he attempted to correct the situation, the aircraft veered to the left and exited the runway onto snow covered ground adjacent to the runway. Minor damage was sustained to the underside of the aircraft's left wing when it contacted a VASI light box near the runway. The aircraft was towed from the snow, inspected, and returned to service. The student pilot sustained no injuries due to this event. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004, N506PC, A TB9 OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT REPORTS THAT A GUST OF WIND ELEVATED THE LEFT WING, AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO SNOW COVERED GROUND ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WHEN IT CONTACTED A VASI LIGHT BOX NEAR THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE SNOW, INSPECTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DUE TO THIS EVENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.