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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18 105 · North Myrtle Be, SC · August 15, 2006

Date: August 15, 2006 · 15:15 local
Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport: Grand Strand
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N262T
Reported as: Piper PA18105
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N262TRegistered now · Piper PA-18 105S/N 18-2376 · Built 1953 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft left wing impacted the ground upon landing due to helicopter rotor wash over runway. Airport tower controller directed helicopter pilot for an option approach without restriction causing rotor wash over runway. At this same time the controller requested that all aircraft entering the traffic pattern to keep the pattern tight. Aircraft sustained minor damage to left wing with no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND UPON LANDING DUE TO HELICOPTER ROTOR WASH OVER RUNWAY. AIRPORT TOWER CONTROLLER DIRECTED HELICOPTER PILOT FOR AN OPTION APPROACH WITHOUT RESTRICTION CAUSING ROTOR WASH OVER RUNWAY. AT THIS SAME TIME THE CONTROLLER REQUESTED THAT ALL AIRCRAFT ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO KEEP THE PATTERN TIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

Other reports on N262T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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