# Incident 20160809025219I: Johnson Albert A Jr MARQUART MA-5, Chester, CT, August 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357AJ-2023-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Albert A JR MARQUART MA-5 (registry code 05630JR, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-albert-a-jr-marquart-ma-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON ALBERT A JR MARQUART MA-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809025219I

## Narrative

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

THIS INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE AIRMAN AND ARRANGED TO MEET HIM AT CHESTER AIRPORT, AUGUST 15, 2016.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A LANDING INCIDENT.  THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE COWLING, AND PROPELLER.

ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT SNC, HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AND A LARGE DOWNDRAFT  JUST AS HE WAS CROSSING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RESULTING INCREASED RATE OF DECENT CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO STRIKE ONE OF THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS.  CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT, BENT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.  ONCE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE BENT LANDING GEAR HOWEVER, THE PILOT HAD ENOUGH AERODYNAMIC CONTROL TO OVERCOME THIS YAWING TENDENCY.  AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED THERE WAS NO LONGER ADEQUATE AERODYNAMIC AUTHORITY TO OVERCOME THE LEFT YAWING TENDENCY, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE LEFT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IT NOSED OVER, ONTO THE PROP AND FRONT ENGINE COWLING, RESULTING IN PROP AND ENGINE COWL DAMAGE.

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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