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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · Mobile, AL · July 31, 2014

Date: July 31, 2014 · 11:13 local
Place: Mobile, AL
Airport: Mobile Downtown
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3185C
Reported as: Raytheon A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3185CRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3324 · Built 2000 Airframe modelRaytheon A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After conducting a search mission for the local sheriff's department for a few hours the aircraft was approaching runway 14 at Mobile Downtown Airport (bfm) and was a little high for landing . The pilot flared the aircraft too quickly which caused the aircraft to float to the right of the centerline. The aircraft touched down and went into the grass striking the 6000 feet remaining marker with his right wing. The aircraft had damage to the right wing tip and right leading edge. There was no structural damage noticed during the inspection.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER CONDUCTING A SEARCH MISSION FOR THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR A FEW HOURS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 14 AT MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (BFM) AND WAS A LITTLE HIGH FOR LANDING . THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO QUICKLY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND WENT INTO THE GRASS STRIKING THE 6000 FEET REMAINING MARKER WITH HIS RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT LEADING EDGE. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTICED DURING THE INSPECTION.