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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Pinville, LA · August 2, 2014

Date: August 2, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Pinville, LA
Airport: Pineville
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123JC
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,540 total251 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

N123JCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22500 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot flew VFR to Pineville, LA airport from pollack, LA. According to pilot and supporting weather information, the weather quickly became inclement and the pilot was forced to fly low over trees to prevent inadvertant IMC. Pilot flew over the airport and entered down wind for runway 18. During turn from base to final the left wing clipped top of pine trees on the approach end of runway 18 sustaining damage to left wing leading edge, pitot tube and left aileron. Aircraft landed safely

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW VFR TO PINEVILLE, LA AIRPORT FROM POLLACK, LA. ACCORDING TO PILOT AND SUPPORTING WEATHER INFORMATION, THE WEATHER QUICKLY BECAME INCLEMENT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO FLY LOW OVER TREES TO PREVENT INADVERTANT IMC. PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 18. DURING TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL THE LEFT WING CLIPPED TOP OF PINE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18 SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, PITOT TUBE AND LEFT AILERON. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY