# Incident 20170418021619I: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C, Waxahachie, TX, April 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: Waxahachie, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3865° N, 96.8483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waxahachie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3865&lon=-96.8483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC S-2C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418021619I

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT FROM BROWSVILLE TO LANCASTER, TX, THE PILOT FELT AN ENGINE VIBRATION, AND OBSERVED FLUCTUATING FUEL PRESSURE.  ELECTING TO SET DOWN IN AN AREA WITH NO STRUCTURES, DURING THE ROLL-OUT, HIS LOWER-LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE HYDRANT.

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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