What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday July 3, 2010 at 1500L aircraft N6968 (Bell P-39) departed san marcos, TX airport enroute to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport positioning in for an airshow. Weather at the time of incident was visual flight rules (VFR). At approaximatley 1600L on approach aircraft entered right downwind for runway 13. All pre landing checklists were completed. Once the aircraft turned base to final the pilot reported that he did not have the runway insight. (He stated that he had a false feeling that he was high on final.) He made the decision to continue the approach with visual reference out of the side of the aircraft. The pilot stated that he felt and heard impacts short of the runway in the grass. At that point he decided to apply power and fly up to the runway and land. The aircraft touched down 300' short of the runway and became airborne 60' from the runway. One light and a brace were damaged on the 600' malsr light bar (approx ht 30').the 400' malsr was severed at the mid-pole breakway. The middle three 200' malsr pipes were severed at the ground breakaways. After landing approximately 500 feet down the runway he rolled out to the end and exited the runway to the left. He taxied up to the hanger and shutdoew the aircraft. He stated he did notice the damage to the left wing leading edge. The left wing leading edge, left wing oxygen compartment door, left gear door, centerline tank nose and left horizontal leading edge were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY JULY 3, 2010 AT 1500L AIRCRAFT N6968 (BELL P-39) DEPARTED SAN MARCOS, TX AIRPORT ENROUTE TO TYLER POUNDS REGIONAL AIRPORT POSITIONING IN FOR AN AIRSHOW.WEATHER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). AT APPROAXIMATLEY 1600L ON APPROACH AIRCRAFT ENTERED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 13. ALL PRE LANDING CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED.ONCE THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE TO FINAL THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE RUNWAY INSIGHT. (HE STATED THAT HE HAD A FALSE FEELING THAT HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL.) HE MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH WITH VISUAL REFERENCE OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT AND HEARD IMPACTS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. AT THAT POINT HE DECIDED TO APPLY POWER AND FLY UP TO THE RUNWAY AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 300' SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE 60' FROM THE RUNWAY. ONE LIGHT AND A BRACE WERE DAMAGED ON THE 600' MALSR LIGHT BAR (APPROX HT 30').THE 400' MALSR WAS SEVERED AT THE MID-POLE BREAKWAY. THE MIDDLE THREE 200' MALSR PIPES WERE SEVERED AT THE GROUND BREAKAWAYS.AFTER LANDING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY HE ROLLED OUT TO THE END AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. HE TAXIED UP TO THE HANGER AND SHUTDOEW THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE DID NOTICE THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING OXYGEN COMPARTMENT DOOR, LEFT GEAR DOOR, CENTERLINE TANK NOSE AND LEFT HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE WERE DAMAGED.
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