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FAA incident report · Amtr ACRO SPORT · Escondido, CA · November 2, 2009

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Date
November 2, 2009 · 08:08 local
Place
Escondido, CA
Airport
Lake Wohlford Resort
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33W
Reported as
Amtr Acrosport
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,400 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N33WRegistered now · Silliman Daniel B ACRO SPORTS/N 233 · Built 1990Airframe modelSilliman Daniel B ACRO SPORTEngine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 2, 2009, the following incident was reported by the region operation center WP-09. N33W a aero sport experimental amateur built aircraft piloted by george h. adalian, departed brown field municipal airport (sdm), with destination to lake Wohlford (8CLI) Escondido, CA. The flight was conducted under the provision of 14 CFR part 91. According to Mr. Adalian the pilot and the sole occupant of the aircraft in question, stated that during landing at lake Wohlford airpark, and immediately after touchdown he applied the brakes evenly and probably to hard. In doing so, it caused the nose of the plane to dip down which caused the prop to strike the ground. No injury to pilot and minor damage to aircraft. According to a witness statement took by san diego county sheriff’s department. privacy data omitted (Reporting party), said that he was walking by near the incident site located adjacent to the air strip. privacy data omitted Observed the bi-plane landing on the airstrip. Based on the witness observation and opinion he stated that the plane was going too fast and at first he thought the plane was going to run off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009, THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY THE REGION OPERATION CENTER WP-09. N33W A AERO SPORT EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY GEORGE H. ADALIAN, DEPARTED BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SDM), WITH DESTINATION TO LAKE WOHLFORD (8CLI) ESCONDIDO, CA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO MR. ADALIAN THE PILOT AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION, STATED THAT DURING LANDING AT LAKE WOHLFORD AIRPARK, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES EVENLY AND PROBABLY TO HARD. IN DOING SO, IT CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE PLANE TO DIP DOWN WHICH CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. NO INJURY TO PILOT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS STATEMENT TOOK BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (REPORTING PARTY), SAID THAT HE WAS WALKING BY NEAR THE INCIDENT SITE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE AIR STRIP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE BI-PLANE LANDING ON THE AIRSTRIP. BASED ON THE WITNESS OBSERVATION AND OPINION HE STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND AT FIRST HE THOUGHT THE PLANE WAS GOING TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY.