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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER · Raeford, NC · October 8, 2015

Date: October 8, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place: Raeford, NC
Airport: P K Airpark
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N901BS
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N901BSRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERS/N 160 · Built 1968 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

I was flying the last load of the day and decided to do a low pass across our swoop pond. They have multiple buoys in the pond and my right wing got too low and impacted a buoy on the right leading edge. I barely felt anything in the plane so I entered the pattern and landed on runway 22 with no anomalies. Upon the post flight inspection I noticed the damage to the right wing. Let me know if you need any other pictures or statements. Thanks again.

As the FAA filed it

I WAS FLYING THE LAST LOAD OF THE DAY AND DECIDED TO DO A LOW PASS ACROSS OUR SWOOP POND. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE BUOYS IN THE POND AND MY RIGHT WING GOT TOO LOW AND IMPACTED A BUOY ON THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE. I BARELY FELT ANYTHING IN THE PLANE SO I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 WITH NO ANOMALIES. UPON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION I NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER PICTURES OR STATEMENTS. THANKS AGAIN.

Other reports on N901BS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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