20041205033159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Willimantic, CT · December 5, 2004

Date: December 5, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Willimantic, CT
Airport: Windham Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2139W
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 78 total78 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N2139WRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1509 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The student pilot was on his first leg of his second solo cross country flight. As he was about to touch down on rw 36 the right main gear contacted the runway with a side load, the gear casting failed. The pilot stated that he was heading off the right hand edge of the runway, and elected to take off, and not risk hitting a runway sign. After takeoff the pilot circled the area and spoke with privacy data omitted a CFI on the local CTAF. privacy data omitted Had the pilot make two practice approaches to rw 27, and then made an uneventful landing on the third approach. The ASOS located at the ijd airport at 11:53 local were 260 at 10, gust to 18 knots. The incident occurred at 12:00 EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST LEG OF HIS SECOND SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON RW 36 THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A SIDE LOAD, THE GEAR CASTING FAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HEADING OFF THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND ELECTED TO TAKE OFF, AND NOT RISK HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AREA AND SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CFI ON THE LOCAL CTAF. ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD THE PILOT MAKE TWO PRACTICE APPROACHES TO RW 27, AND THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON THE THIRD APPROACH. THE ASOS LOCATED AT THE IJD AIRPORT AT 11:53 LOCAL WERE 260 AT 10, GUST TO 18 KNOTS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 12:00 EST.