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FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Block Island, RI · September 29, 2007

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Date
September 29, 2007
Place
Block Island, RI
Airport
Block Island State
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5369Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N5369QRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15073269Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was operating the aircraft on his flight to bid under 14 CFR part 91. The weather at the time of the incident was clear with winds reported at 020/11 with gusts to 17 knots. The pilot stated to riac inspector privacy data omitted that he set up for a landing on runway 10 and felt everything was fine for an uneventful landing. The pilot stated that he flared over the numbers and felt the aircraft "float" down the runway. Upon touchdown he stated he kept back pressure on the yoke to aid in aerodynamic braking. Due to a wind gust he stated the aircraft lifted off and touched down further down the runway. At that point the pilot stated he applied brakes and began to skid. Tire marks were visible on the pavement indicating full braking action from the right main mount tire and intermittent braking on the left side. The aircraft departed the runway pavement, damaging a runway end light. Skid marks were visible in the grass/dirt. The aircraft came to rest upright against the fence line on the eastern side of the airfield approximately 200 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft received minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS FLIGHT TO BID UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 020/11 WITH GUSTS TO 17 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED TO RIAC INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE SET UP FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AND FELT EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED OVER THE NUMBERS AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT "FLOAT" DOWN THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE STATED HE KEPT BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO AID IN AERODYNAMIC BRAKING. DUE TO A WIND GUST HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND TOUCHED DOWN FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SKID. TIRE MARKS WERE VISIBLE ON THE PAVEMENT INDICATING FULL BRAKING ACTION FROM THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT TIRE AND INTERMITTENT BRAKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, DAMAGING A RUNWAY END LIGHT. SKID MARKS WERE VISIBLE IN THE GRASS/DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AGAINST THE FENCE LINE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE.