20050621016069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Daytona Beach, FL · June 21, 2005

Date
June 21, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FKKS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4313X
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total100 in this make and model120 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) On 06/21/05, a/c discovered, on ramp with 3 inch tear in top of left wing, near fuel cap. On 06/19/05, CFI privacy data omitted was on 141 flight, made a hard x-wind landing with student, gear transition light stayed on, CFI chose to ignore light and did 2 more take offs. Upon returning to dab, failed to see any damage on post flight insp. CFI mentioned light to dom but failed to note on discrepancy list. On 06/20/05, the pilot CFI privacy data omitted went on 141 flight noticed transition light stayed on and chose to continue flight and perform 7 more tog's. upon returning to dab failed to perform post flight insp. And failed to write up discrepancy. Further inspection of a/c revealed numerous rivets torn from several wing ribs, adjacent to the left main gear strut, this wing flexing repositioned the transition light switch which caused the light to remain on.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/21/05, A/C DISCOVERED, ON RAMP WITH 3 INCH TEAR IN TOP OF LEFT WING, NEAR FUEL CAP. ON 06/19/05, CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON 141 FLIGHT, MADE A HARD X-WIND LANDING WITH STUDENT, GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT STAYED ON, CFI CHOSE TO IGNORE LIGHT AND DID 2 MORE TAKE OFFS. UPON RETURNING TO DAB, FAILED TO SEE ANY DAMAGE ON POST FLIGHT INSP. CFI MENTIONED LIGHT TO DOM BUT FAILED TO NOTE ON DISCREPANCY LIST. ON 06/20/05, THE PILOT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WENT ON 141 FLIGHT NOTICED TRANSITION LIGHT STAYED ON AND CHOSE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND PERFORM 7 MORE TOG'S. UPON RETURNING TO DAB FAILED TO PERFORM POST FLIGHT INSP. AND FAILED TO WRITE UP DISCREPANCY. FURTHER INSPECTION OF A/C REVEALED NUMEROUS RIVETS TORN FROM SEVERAL WING RIBS, ADJACENT TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT, THIS WING FLEXING REPOSITIONED THE TRANSITION LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON.