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FAA incident report · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG · Sedona, AZ · August 14, 2019

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Date
August 14, 2019 · 09:30 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Airport
Sedona
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N181LD
Reported as
Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total49 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N181LDRegistered now · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGS/N 41643 · Built 2007Airframe modelColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGEngine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported that he attempted to land after first 1/3 of runway due to known downdraft effect at approach end of runway 3 but aircraft floated and landed long. Pilot became concerned about stopping the aircraft with distance remaining and attempted a go-around. The engine sputtered but then it caught after he turned the boost pump turned on. During this time, airspeed decayed to about 57 knots so pilot pushed the nose down to increase the airspeed. Aircraft struck the top of the airport boundary fence with prop and left-main gear. Aircraft pitot probe was knocked off the left wing so pilot relied on GPS airspeed and aircraft feel to execute the first go-around. Incident pilot was in radio communication with another pilot on the ground that used his binoculars to verify landing gear was intact. Incident pilot executed another go-around and came in to land without further incident. Pilot is volunteering to take mountainous terrain training with DPE. It was discussed with airports division to look into moving the fence line at the request of the Sedona Airport management.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AFTER FIRST 1/3 OF RUNWAY DUE TO KNOWN DOWNDRAFT EFFECT AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 3 BUT AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND LANDED LONG. PILOT BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT WITH DISTANCE REMAINING AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED BUT THEN IT CAUGHT AFTER HE TURNED THE BOOST PUMP TURNED ON. DURING THIS TIME, AIRSPEED DECAYED TO ABOUT 57 KNOTS SO PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO INCREASE THE AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE WITH PROP AND LEFT-MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT PITOT PROBE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE LEFT WING SO PILOT RELIED ON GPS AIRSPEED AND AIRCRAFT FEEL TO EXECUTE THE FIRST GO-AROUND. INCIDENT PILOT WAS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ANOTHER PILOT ON THE GROUND THAT USED HIS BINOCULARS TO VERIFY LANDING GEAR WAS INTACT. INCIDENT PILOT EXECUTED ANOTHER GO-AROUND AND CAME IN TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT IS VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN TRAINING WITH DPE. IT WAS DISCUSSED WITH AIRPORTS DIVISION TO LOOK INTO MOVING THE FENCE LINE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SEDONA AIRPORT MANAGEMENT.