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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cvac 240-27 · Ypsilanti, MI · March 24, 2007

Date: March 24, 2007 · 18:24 local
Place: Ypsilanti, MI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: D7TA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N153PA
Reported as: Cvac 24027
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N153PARegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2020 · Convair 240-27S/N 304 · Built 1953 Airframe modelConvair 240-27 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N153PA on approach to yip reported a large bang followed by buffeting. Right hand inboard (wing) leading edge missing upon post flight inspection. Westland police dispatched to intersection of marquette & carlson where a caller reported seeing a large metal object falling from the sky (approx. 4.5 feet long by 3 feet wide). Other pieces were collected from nearby high school driveway. Dtw FSDO retrieved parts from westland p.d. 03/27/07.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N153PA ON APPROACH TO YIP REPORTED A LARGE BANG FOLLOWED BY BUFFETING. RIGHT HAND INBOARD (WING) LEADING EDGE MISSING UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. WESTLAND POLICE DISPATCHED TO INTERSECTION OF MARQUETTE & CARLSON WHERE A CALLER REPORTED SEEING A LARGE METAL OBJECT FALLING FROM THE SKY (APPROX. 4.5 FEET LONG BY 3 FEET WIDE). OTHER PIECES WERE COLLECTED FROM NEARBY HIGH SCHOOL DRIVEWAY. DTW FSDO RETRIEVED PARTS FROM WESTLAND P.D. 03/27/07.

Other reports on N153PA · 1

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

Accident 19820529024289ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Detroit, MILanded on taxiway in dense fog after an ILS approach. Rollout on grass between runways. Nose wheel sheared off.May 29, 1982 · Substantial damage