20141201023739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 195 · Oxford, CT · December 1, 2014

Date: December 1, 2014 · 12:05 local
Place: Oxford, CT
Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9330A
Reported as: Cessna 195
Reported engine: JACOBS R755A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,222 total2,000 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N9330ARegistered now · Cessna 195S/N 7409 · Built 1949 Airframe modelCessna 195 Engine modelJacobs R755A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

An aircraft, off departure from the end of runway 36 at oxc, advised the tower that there was traffic north of the field which had been picked up on their TCAS.

The tower observed a Cessna and ascertained the traffic was N9330A. The tower then issued instructions to the pilot of N9330A for pattern entry. The pilot stated that he lost sight of the airport. The tower issued headings/directions to enter the pattern. On final the pilot advised the tower that he was making a left 360 degree turn. The aircraft undershot the runway and appeared very low and slightly erratic. At some point during the left turn, the left wing came into contact with one or more trees denting the leading edge of the wing tip, and breaking the left navigation light.

Note: aircraft and pilot records were not made available to the FAA until 02/06/2015.

As the FAA filed it

AN AIRCRAFT, OFF DEPARTURE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 36 AT OXC, ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THERE WAS TRAFFIC NORTH OF THE FIELD WHICH HAD BEEN PICKED UP ON THEIR TCAS.

THE TOWER OBSERVED A CESSNA AND ASCERTAINED THE TRAFFIC WAS N9330A. THE TOWER THEN ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PILOT OF N9330A FOR PATTERN ENTRY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT. THE TOWER ISSUED HEADINGS/DIRECTIONS TO ENTER THE PATTERN. ON FINAL THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER THAT HE WAS MAKING A LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND APPEARED VERY LOW AND SLIGHTLY ERRATIC. AT SOME POINT DURING THE LEFT TURN, THE LEFT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ONE OR MORE TREES DENTING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING TIP, AND BREAKING THE LEFT NAVIGATION LIGHT.

NOTE: AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FAA UNTIL 02/06/2015.