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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Prestridge Robert L MERLIN GT · Halls, TN · May 16, 2013

Date
May 16, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
Halls, TN
Airport
Halls
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N414BJ
Reported as
Prestridge Robert L Merlin GT
Reported engine
Continental C85-12F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total56 in this make and model4 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.

On may 16th approximately 1230 hr the owner/operator of N414BJ a Merlin Gt was conducting takeoff and landings at Halls municipal airport. The pilot conducted 2 takeoff and landings on runway 36, he switched to runway 18 due to the winds shifting and favoring runway 18. He flew a standard approach to runway 18 and touched down. When the aircraft made contact with the runway, the aircraft bounced back into the air. The aircraft then turned left, the pilot applied hard right rudder, the aircraft did not respond and continued to the left. The aircraft impacted a small bank on the left side of the runway. The aircraft came to an immediate stop on the bank. The aircraft suffered damage to the left main landing gear, left wing strut, lower engine cowling, and a prop strike. There were no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 16TH APPROXIMATELY 1230 HR THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF N414BJ A MERLIN GT WAS CONDUCTING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT HALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED 2 TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36, HE SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 18 DUE TO THE WINDS SHIFTING AND FAVORING RUNWAY 18. HE FLEW A STANDARD APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AND TOUCHED DOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SMALL BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP ON THE BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING STRUT, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, AND A PROP STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.