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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rhnflu EA 300/L · Dallas, TX · May 4, 2008

Date: May 4, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Addison
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52FC
Reported as: Rhnflu EA300L
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total250 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N52FCRegistered now · Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LS/N 170 · Built 2003 Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 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) On may 4, 2008, about 1630 central standard time an extra EA300 aircraft struck a portion of the lamp bar tower of the appraoch lighting system during approach into Addison, TX (ADS) airport. The 24000 hour pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft landed without further incident. The aircraft sustained damage to the underside of the right horizontal stabilizer, right wing leading edge, and right gear strut fairing, incident was reported to roc by ADS tower personnel on 5/06/2008.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2008, ABOUT 1630 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME AN EXTRA EA300 AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PORTION OF THE LAMP BAR TOWER OF THE APPRAOCH LIGHTING SYSTEM DURING APPROACH INTO ADDISON, TX (ADS) AIRPORT. THE 24000 HOUR PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND RIGHT GEAR STRUT FAIRING, INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ROC BY ADS TOWER PERSONNEL ON 5/06/2008.