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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Sugar Grove, IL · March 4, 2020

Date: March 4, 2020 · 10:47 local
Place: Sugar Grove, IL
Airport: Aurora Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3608M
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total960 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3608MRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816359 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

An aircraft (N572JA) reported FOD on runway 33. Airport maintenance checked the runway and advised there was glass on the runway and that 2 threshold lights were down. Airport swept the glass off the runway. Runway 33 was closed and traffic was moved to runway 27, no other effect on air traffic. Aircraft was observed on the ramp with damage to rear wheel pants. Airport interviewed the pilot who admitted to hitting the light and that the only damage to his plane was the wheel pants.

As the FAA filed it

AN AIRCRAFT (N572JA) REPORTED FOD ON RUNWAY 33. AIRPORT MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE RUNWAY AND ADVISED THERE WAS GLASS ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT 2 THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE DOWN. AIRPORT SWEPT THE GLASS OFF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY 33 WAS CLOSED AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVED TO RUNWAY 27, NO OTHER EFFECT ON AIR TRAFFIC. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON THE RAMP WITH DAMAGE TO REAR WHEEL PANTS. AIRPORT INTERVIEWED THE PILOT WHO ADMITTED TO HITTING THE LIGHT AND THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO HIS PLANE WAS THE WHEEL PANTS.