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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schneider Larry E RV-7 · Juneau, AK · June 17, 2013

Date
June 17, 2013 · 17:30 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Airport
Juneau International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N708LS
Reported as
Schneider Larry E RV-7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total2,500 in this make and model30 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.

Aircraft was landing runway two-six, as aircraft was touching down it was blown to the left and the left wing flap outboard lower area made contact with two runway lights.

Pilot did not feel anything in the aircraft controls but was notified by the tower that he might have hit something. (Minor damage to the right wing flap only)

Strong wind, thunder and lightning were present in the area at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY TWO-SIX, AS AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN IT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING FLAP OUTBOARD LOWER AREA MADE CONTACT WITH TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS.

PILOT DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING IN THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS BUT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING. (MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING FLAP ONLY)

STRONG WIND, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WERE PRESENT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.