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privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted were conducting practice approaches at several airports within the local flying area. privacy data omitted Was acting as pilot in command (PIC) and privacy data omitted was acting as the safety pilot during all approaches flown. During the last approach (ils-rwy 8) to Capital City Airport (cxy), privacy data omitted was using a view limiting device. The initial winds that were reported by cxy air traffic control (ATC) were calm winds. privacy data omitted Stated that as he was progressing down the approach, he was having trouble maintaining the correct approach course. It was then he noticed that the heading indicator had changed by 20 degrees. privacy data omitted Said that after he corrected his approach course heading, ATC had advised him of an automatic terminal information servie (ATIS) update, and the winds were now being reported as 10 knots (KTS) from a 170 heading. Mr. Dunleavyprivacy data omittedng device off, had the runway in sight, and noticed a significant crab angle. privacy data omitted Continued the approach to runway 8. He indicated as he was landing he was a bit fast, approximately 75-80 KTS, and to compensate, he added another notch of flaps. privacy data omitted Stated that when the aircraft was in the flare, he added some right aileron and left rudder and was initially tracking the runway center line, however the aircraft did "float" a bit. privacy data omitted Then added a little power to "soften" the landing. As the aircraft touched down, privacy data omitted said the left wing of the aircraft came down and then the aircraft turned right, into the grass. When the aircraft went into the grass, privacy data omitted pulled back on the yoke. privacy data omitted Said it was at this time the aircraft struck a runway marker light on runway 8 and then the aircraft went back on the runway. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted taxied to the ramp area without further incident. privacy data omitted Did contact cxy tower and spoke with the tower supervisor, tom shea, and informed him of the incident. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a bent left cowl flap, slight bend in the nose gear door, and slight damage to the end of the left exhaust pipe.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE CONDUCTING PRACTICE APPROACHES AT SEVERAL AIRPORTS WITHIN THE LOCAL FLYING AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS THE SAFETY PILOT DURING ALL APPROACHES FLOWN. DURING THE LAST APPROACH (ILS-RWY 8) TO CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (CXY), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS USING A VIEW LIMITING DEVICE. THE INITIAL WINDS THAT WERE REPORTED BY CXY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) WERE CALM WINDS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AS HE WAS PROGRESSING DOWN THE APPROACH, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THE CORRECT APPROACH COURSE. IT WAS THEN HE NOTICED THAT THE HEADING INDICATOR HAD CHANGED BY 20 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT AFTER HE CORRECTED HIS APPROACH COURSE HEADING, ATC HAD ADVISED HIM OF AN AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVIE (ATIS) UPDATE, AND THE WINDS WERE NOW BEING REPORTED AS 10 KNOTS (KTS) FROM A 170 HEADING. MR. DUNLEAVY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^NG DEVICE OFF, HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT, AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CRAB ANGLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 8. HE INDICATED AS HE WAS LANDING HE WAS A BIT FAST, APPROXIMATELY 75-80 KTS, AND TO COMPENSATE, HE ADDED ANOTHER NOTCH OF FLAPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE FLARE, HE ADDED SOME RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER AND WAS INITIALLY TRACKING THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID "FLOAT" A BIT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN ADDED A LITTLE POWER TO "SOFTEN" THE LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT, INTO THE GRASS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT ON RUNWAY 8 AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED TO THE RAMP AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID CONTACT CXY TOWER AND SPOKE WITH THE TOWER SUPERVISOR, TOM SHEA, AND INFORMED HIM OF THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A BENT LEFT COWL FLAP, SLIGHT BEND IN THE NOSE GEAR DOOR, AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE END OF THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE.
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