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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Lodi, CA · August 8, 2010

Date
August 8, 2010 · 12:15 local
Place
Lodi, CA
Airport
Lodi
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9556K
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot in command was on final approach to Lodi Airport (1O3) runway 26.PIC failed to maintain vertical separation and flew the left wing into a television antenna that was mounted on a house approximately 800 feet from approach end of runway.PIC was able to land aircraft without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LODI AIRPORT (1O3) RUNWAY 26.PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN VERTICAL SEPARATION AND FLEW THE LEFT WING INTO A TELEVISION ANTENNA THAT WAS MOUNTED ON A HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.