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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Darlington, SC · November 14, 2010

Date
November 14, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place
Darlington, SC
Airport
Darlington County Jetport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38566
Reported as
Beech C24R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
675 total250 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

12-20-2010 privacy data omitted contacted the FSDO . privacy data omitted Has a very compliant attitude. privacy data omitted Stated that he and his wife were flying together to maintain currency. privacy data omitted Stated that it had been acouple of months. He flew first, first landing was uneventful, made a touch and go. On the second approach, privacy data omitted stated that while on downind, he reduced the power to 17 inches, increased the mixture and propeller RPM. Turning base he noticed that he was high on the approach. privacy data omitted Reduced the power to idle and added full flaps. privacy data omitted Stated that when he was in the flare, that the picture did not look right, that is when he heard the steps of the aircraft make contact with the runway, privacy data omitted pulled the mixture and secured the ignition. After the aircraft came to rest, he and his wife exited the aircraft with no injuries.privacy data omitted Stated that privacy data omitted, the Darlington County Jetport manager, called the florence county airport air traffic facility to report the closure of the runway and to inform them of the incident. Approximately 20 minutes to half an hour later, privacy data omitted contacted the florence air traffic facility again to report the removal of the aircraftthe was minimal damage to the aircraft, the aircraft was placed in hangar 10, and remains there now awaiting the insurance claim.privacy data omitted Stated that he would leave the aircraft there until FSDO maintenance personnel examine the aircraft.privacy data omitted Is providing pictures and statements from himself and Darlington airport personnelconducted satisfactory 44709 1-25-2011. privacy data omitted Provided pictures and documentscase closed

As the FAA filed it

12-20-2010 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE FSDO . ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A VERY COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FLYING TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN CURRENCY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN ACOUPLE OF MONTHS. HE FLEW FIRST, FIRST LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, MADE A TOUCH AND GO. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE ON DOWNIND, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO 17 INCHES, INCREASED THE MIXTURE AND PROPELLER RPM. TURNING BASE HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND ADDED FULL FLAPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS IN THE FLARE, THAT THE PICTURE DID NOT LOOK RIGHT, THAT IS WHEN HE HEARD THE STEPS OF THE AIRCRAFT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED THE MIXTURE AND SECURED THE IGNITION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, HE AND HIS WIFE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE DARLINGTON COUNTY JETPORT MANAGER, CALLED THE FLORENCE COUNTY AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC FACILITY TO REPORT THE CLOSURE OF THE RUNWAY AND TO INFORM THEM OF THE INCIDENT.APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES TO HALF AN HOUR LATER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE FLORENCE AIR TRAFFIC FACILITY AGAIN TO REPORT THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFTTHE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN HANGAR 10, AND REMAINS THERE NOW AWAITING THE INSURANCE CLAIM.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WOULD LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT THERE UNTIL FSDO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS PROVIDING PICTURES AND STATEMENTS FROM HIMSELF AND DARLINGTON AIRPORT PERSONNELCONDUCTED SATISFACTORY 44709 1-25-2011. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED PICTURES AND DOCUMENTSCASE CLOSED

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