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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Interstate S-1A · Lancaster, CA · March 24, 2018

Date: March 24, 2018 · 13:40 local
Place: Lancaster, CA
Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N37428
Reported as: Interstate S-1A
Reported engine: Continental C90-8F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 36,500 total7,500 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N37428Registered now · Interstate S-1AS/N 273 · Built 1942 Airframe modelInterstate S-1A Engine modelContinental C90-8FReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the airshow performance, the pilot was attempting to perform a stunt that involved landing on a platform on top of a moving truck. During gusty wind conditions, the aircraft right wing tip contacted the side of the metal landing platform, damaging the right wing tip. The pilot discontinued the stunt and ended the performance by landing without further incident. The pilot stated that there was verbal radio miscommunication between him and the driver of the truck. This resulted in the truck decelerating as the airplane accelerated. The right wing tip struck the platform as the pilot was trying to avoid hitting the decelerating truck.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A STUNT THAT INVOLVED LANDING ON A PLATFORM ON TOP OF A MOVING TRUCK. DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE SIDE OF THE METAL LANDING PLATFORM, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE STUNT AND ENDED THE PERFORMANCE BY LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS VERBAL RADIO MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN HIM AND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK DECELERATING AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE PLATFORM AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE DECELERATING TRUCK.

Other reports on N37428 · 1

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

Incident 20030823023869IDescent · Valparaiso, IN(-23) During an airshow performance at vpz aircraft was to do a simulated single wheel touch down after completing a diving maneuver. The left main wheel contacted the runway while the aircraft was in a left cross wind condition, the side load on the gear…Aug 23, 2003 · Minor damage