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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Big Spring, TX · September 11, 2010

Date: September 11, 2010 · 12:30 local
Place: Big Spring, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6068P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,378 total725 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6068PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-1164 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On September 11, 2010 at approximately 12:30 CDT, N6068P, a Piper PA-24-180, piloted by privacy data omitted, impacted terrain at big lake airport (E41), located in big lake, Texas. Pilot was enroute from odessa-schlemeyer field (odo), located in odessa, Texas to fredericksburg airport (T82), located in fredericksburg, Texas. During the flight the pilot noticed the left wing fuel cap cover open. Pilot decided to land at E41 to resecure fuel cap cover. The pilot was attempting to land on runway 34 and observed the power lines on final. Pilot pulled up to avoid power line and stalled the aircraft. The aircraft stalled short of the runway. The left gear collapsed, shearing off at the trunnion pin area. The left wing and flap was also damaged. Pilot received only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 CDT, N6068P, A PIPER PA-24-180, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN AT BIG LAKE AIRPORT (E41), LOCATED IN BIG LAKE, TEXAS. PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD (ODO), LOCATED IN ODESSA, TEXAS TO FREDERICKSBURG AIRPORT (T82), LOCATED IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT WING FUEL CAP COVER OPEN. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT E41 TO RESECURE FUEL CAP COVER. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 AND OBSERVED THE POWER LINES ON FINAL. PILOT PULLED UP TO AVOID POWER LINE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, SHEARING OFF AT THE TRUNNION PIN AREA. THE LEFT WING AND FLAP WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

Other reports on N6068P · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20021213033869AOdessa, TX(-23) On December 13, 2002, at approximately 15:30 CST, local time, the pilot of Piper PA-24-180 single engine comanche aircraft, N6068P, during landing runway 16 at Odessa-schelemeyer field, Odessa, Texas, forgot to lower the landing gear. The airplane…Dec 13, 2002 · Substantial damage Incident 19880917058219ITouch And Go Landing · Dequeen, ARFailed to check gear indicator after selector in down position. Landed gear up. Gear motor circuit breaker tripped.Sep 17, 1988 · Minor damage