20050719022119I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT · Fowlerville, MI · July 19, 2005

Date: July 19, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Fowlerville, MI
Airport: Maple Grove Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52347
Reported as: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 401 total65 in this make and model1 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) During landing at runway 27 Maple Grove Airport (65G), Fowlerville, MI, the pilot privacy data omitted stated that the aircraft began veering to the right side of the runway. He attempted to correct and when he realized that he was not going to be able to recover the aircraft in time to complete the landing, he applied power to perform a go-around. At that time, the main landing gear hit the corn stalks, which caused the aircraft to slow, and the aircraft settled into the corn and went up on it's nose. There were no injuries, and damage to the aircraft appeared to be limited to the engine cowling, propeller, left main landing gear strut and bungees, and left front lift strut. During inspection of the aircraft, it was noted that the aircraft registration numbers were taped on the inside of the rear windows, and not installed as required per 14 CFR 45.23. privacy data omitted Note: aircraft total time is unknown, time given in block 13 is aircraft tach time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT RUNWAY 27 MAPLE GROVE AIRPORT (65G), FOWLERVILLE, MI, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO COMPLETE THE LANDING, HE APPLIED POWER TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. AT THAT TIME, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE CORN STALKS, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE CORN AND WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT AND BUNGEES, AND LEFT FRONT LIFT STRUT. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE TAPED ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOWS, AND NOT INSTALLED AS REQUIRED PER 14 CFR 45.23. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTE: AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME IS UNKNOWN, TIME GIVEN IN BLOCK 13 IS AIRCRAFT TACH TIME.