# Incident 20160604004059I: Griffin David H TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, Salisbury, NC, June 4, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73LG-2020-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffin David H TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05627M3, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-david-h-titan-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRIFFIN DAVID H TITAN T-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 155 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160604004059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE LANDING SITE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE:  THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED 0N A GRAVEL ROAD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SHORT OF RWY 02.  RH AND LH MLG WERE BOTH SEVERELY DAMAGED. SPLINTERING ON 2 OF 3 PROPELLER BLADES WAS EVIDENT. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLS WERE ALSO BADLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY INTACT AND NO DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY WAS NOTED. FUEL LEVELS IN BOTH WING TANKS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE ADEQUATE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS DEFINED BY 49 CRF 830.2 WAS NOT NOTED.

## Other reports on N73LG (1)

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

- [Incident 20140714011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140714011109I), Jul 14, 2014: Griffin David H TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (N73LG), Rock Hill, SC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated on his 2nd landing he forgot to put the wheels down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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