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FAA incident report · Piagio P180 · Chicago, IL · March 10, 2009

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Date
March 10, 2009 · 15:41 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N136SL
Reported as
Piagio P180
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A66
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total600 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N136SLRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2015 · Piaggio P180S/N 1101 · Built 2005Airframe modelPiaggio P180Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The Midway airport ATIS information bravo 1951Z wind 210 at 10 gust 18, visibility 5, mist, 1,400 scattered, 2000 overcast, temperature 16 degrees celsius, dewpoint 14 degrees celsius, altimeter 29.67. The local control reported the runway as "wet". The crew received a pilot report "to expect +/-10 knots on short final". The pilot flying, privacy data omitted planned and briefed a 135 knot approach speed and a 125 knot touch down speed due to the pilot report. The captain stated that a "wind event" caused a "directional control issue" that sent the aircraft from the centerline of 31C toward the left side of the runway. He then initiated directional control recovery techniques, however, was unable to regain directional control the aircraft departed the runway surface and came to a stop in the grassy area beyond taxiway alpha and prior to taxiway whiskey. There were no injuries to crew or the single passenger. Damage to aircraft is being reported to include a prop blade on the left engine and the left tire has a cut.

As the FAA filed it

THE MIDWAY AIRPORT ATIS INFORMATION BRAVO 1951Z WIND 210 AT 10 GUST 18, VISIBILITY 5, MIST, 1,400 SCATTERED, 2000 OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE 16 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 14 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 29.67. THE LOCAL CONTROL REPORTED THE RUNWAY AS "WET". THE CREW RECEIVED A PILOT REPORT "TO EXPECT +/-10 KNOTS ON SHORT FINAL". THE PILOT FLYING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLANNED AND BRIEFED A 135 KNOT APPROACH SPEED AND A 125 KNOT TOUCH DOWN SPEED DUE TO THE PILOT REPORT. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT A "WIND EVENT" CAUSED A "DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUE" THAT SENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE CENTERLINE OF 31C TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN INITIATED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RECOVERY TECHNIQUES, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASSY AREA BEYOND TAXIWAY ALPHA AND PRIOR TO TAXIWAY WHISKEY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR THE SINGLE PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IS BEING REPORTED TO INCLUDE A PROP BLADE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE LEFT TIRE HAS A CUT.