20090524047439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T1 · W.Columbia, SC · May 24, 2009

Date: May 24, 2009 · 17:25 local
Place: W.Columbia, SC
Airport: Columbia Owens Downtown
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23334
Reported as: Piper PA-31T1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,665 total135 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot in command of Piper pa 31T N23334, Mr. John foster, after canceling an IFR flight plan with cae.ATC, made a straight in approach to runway 31 at Owens Downtown airport (cub) indifferent to VFR traffic landing on runway 13. Upon seeing the VFR landing traffic on runway 13 he veered N23334 to the left of the runway and struck a runway light causing damage to one blade each on the left and right engine. The runway in use was runway 13. Upon seeing N33334 on rollout the VFR traffic made a go-a-round avoiding the possibility of a collison on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA 31T N23334, MR. JOHN FOSTER, AFTER CANCELING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH CAE.ATC, MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CUB) INDIFFERENT TO VFR TRAFFIC LANDING ON RUNWAY 13. UPON SEEING THE VFR LANDING TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 13 HE VEERED N23334 TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE EACH ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE. THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS RUNWAY 13. UPON SEEING N33334 ON ROLLOUT THE VFR TRAFFIC MADE A GO-A-ROUND AVOIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A COLLISON ON THE RUNWAY.