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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lancar LC42550FG · Madison, GA · March 3, 2006

Date: March 3, 2006 · 16:16 local
Place: Madison, GA
Airport: Madison Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N770PT
Reported as: Lancar LC42550FG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 247 total66 in this make and model29 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) Pilot stated that when he landed, the aircraft swerved slightly to the right and then back to the left and the left wing struck what appeared to be a tripod that was set up on the left side of the runway. The tripod was standing about 8 inches from the left edge of the runway according to the airport manager. The impact caused minor damage to the left wing leading edge and underside. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN BACK TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK WHAT APPEARED TO BE A TRIPOD THAT WAS SET UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TRIPOD WAS STANDING ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER. THE IMPACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND UNDERSIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.