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) At the time of the incident the Twin Falls area was involved in severe thunderstorm activity. The pilot contacted the tower and was performing a fly-by to get a feel for the crosswind and its severity. His approach was almost perpendicular to runway 12 from the north headed south. While on this approach turbulence caused the aircraft to settle and it flew through small electrical power wires that supplied power to one of the hangers at the FAR northwest end of the ramp. The pilot added power and sustained flight. No damage was sustained to the aircraft. The pilot remained aloft for another 10 minutes and then landed after the winds subsided.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE TWIN FALLS AREA WAS INVOLVED IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND WAS PERFORMING A FLY-BY TO GET A FEEL FOR THE CROSSWIND AND ITS SEVERITY. HIS APPROACH WAS ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY 12 FROM THE NORTH HEADED SOUTH. WHILE ON THIS APPROACH TURBULENCE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND IT FLEW THROUGH SMALL ELECTRICAL POWER WIRES THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO ONE OF THE HANGERS AT THE FAR NORTHWEST END OF THE RAMP. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND SUSTAINED FLIGHT. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REMAINED ALOFT FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND THEN LANDED AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDED.
Other reports on N3632T · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.