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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Slinds 100ACMDR · Walla Walla, WA · June 17, 2004

Date: June 17, 2004 · 09:55 local
Place: Walla Walla, WA
Airport: Walla Walla City County
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4156X
Reported as: Slinds 100ACMDR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,082 total38 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4156XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100S/N 339 Airframe modelAero Commander 100 Engine 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) Pilot was taking off from bauman farm strip (private) and a crosswind caused him to veer off the mowed strip and make a gradual arc through the wheat along the runway. The propeller cut the wheat and caused a milky substance to cover the windshield. The pilot continued the take off gradually coming back to the cut runway and continued on to Walla Walla, WA. When he turned into the sun his forward visibility was nil. He continued on and landed at alw. Due to poor visibility he misjudged the turn from the active to the taxiway and caught a taxiway sign with his left main gear causing the propeller to hit the sign. Aircraft engine is to be torn down as per Lycoming airworthiness directive regarding a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM BAUMAN FARM STRIP (PRIVATE) AND A CROSSWIND CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE MOWED STRIP AND MAKE A GRADUAL ARC THROUGH THE WHEAT ALONG THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER CUT THE WHEAT AND CAUSED A MILKY SUBSTANCE TO COVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF GRADUALLY COMING BACK TO THE CUT RUNWAY AND CONTINUED ON TO WALLA WALLA, WA. WHEN HE TURNED INTO THE SUN HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS NIL. HE CONTINUED ON AND LANDED AT ALW. DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY HE MISJUDGED THE TURN FROM THE ACTIVE TO THE TAXIWAY AND CAUGHT A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE SIGN. AIRCRAFT ENGINE IS TO BE TORN DOWN AS PER LYCOMING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REGARDING A PROP STRIKE.

Other reports on N4156X · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19860831043419ALevel Off Touchdown · Priest River, IDThe aircraft undershot the runway on a downwind landing. Thunderstorm north of field producing gusty winds.Aug 31, 1986 · Substantial damage Accident 19730210001809ALevel Off Touchdown · Durant, OKFull flap ldg,acft stalled abt 10FT abv rwy.Feb 10, 1973 · Substantial damage