# Incident 20130516007669I: Prestridge Robert L MERLIN GT, Halls, TN, May 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Halls, TN
- Airport: Halls
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8811° N, 89.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halls, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8811&lon=-89.4087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prestridge Robert L MERLIN GT (registry code 05603TJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/prestridge-robert-l-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRESTRIDGE ROBERT L MERLIN GT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 56 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130516007669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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