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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Orloff-Geis Spezio Spor · Erwinna, PA · August 29, 2010

Date
August 29, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place
Erwinna, PA
Airport
Vansant
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N108S
Reported as
Orloff-Geis Spezio Spor
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
851 total103 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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N108S on short final to rwy 7 at 9N1 when N6304Z decended on top of N108S to land on same runway. Witness on ground sent support staff out to rwy to wave off aircraft. N6304Z initiated go around. At that time the tow rope attached to N6304Z became disconnected and fouled in the propeller of N108S causing power loss at approximately 5 feet AGL, subsequently causing a hard landing resulting in minor damage to N108S. No damage occured to N6304Z.

As the FAA filed it

N108S ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 7 AT 9N1 WHEN N6304Z DECENDED ON TOP OF N108S TO LAND ON SAME RUNWAY. WITNESS ON GROUND SENT SUPPORT STAFF OUT TO RWY TO WAVE OFF AIRCRAFT. N6304Z INITIATED GO AROUND. AT THAT TIME THE TOW ROPE ATTACHED TO N6304Z BECAME DISCONNECTED AND FOULED IN THE PROPELLER OF N108S CAUSING POWER LOSS AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET AGL, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO N108S. NO DAMAGE OCCURED TO N6304Z.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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