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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aronca 0-58B · Joliet, IL · June 12, 2004

Date: June 12, 2004 · 15:45 local
Place: Joliet, IL
Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N47181
Reported as: Aronca 058B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total10 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N47181Registered now · Aeronca 0-58BS/N 12088 · Built 1943 Airframe modelAeronca 0-58B Engine modelContinental A&C65 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) Pilot had just taken off at jot and returned to land on runway 22, a turf runway, because he saw another aircraft flip over. Upon landing, the right landing gear broke off. The runway 22 was saturated with rain water. Pilot stated that he did not land on the wet side of runway, but on the high side. However, the landing was hard causing the right gear to separate from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AT JOT AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22, A TURF RUNWAY, BECAUSE HE SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FLIP OVER. UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF. THE RUNWAY 22 WAS SATURATED WITH RAIN WATER. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT LAND ON THE WET SIDE OF RUNWAY, BUT ON THE HIGH SIDE. HOWEVER, THE LANDING WAS HARD CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.