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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Durango, CO · July 21, 2020

Date: July 21, 2020 · 10:58 local
Place: Durango, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4146P
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 383 total205 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4146PRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257106 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot approached airport over a monutain, dropped into the pattern, pilot estimated that they were a little high. Pilot indicated they had to drop elevation which increased speed. As airplane touched the ground a crosswind gusted causing the airplane to move towards the edge of the runway. Airplane clipped 4 elevated runway lights. Airplane had some dents in the underside of the wing, no control surface damage. No injuries to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED AIRPORT OVER A MONUTAIN, DROPPED INTO THE PATTERN, PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THEY WERE A LITTLE HIGH. PILOT INDICATED THEY HAD TO DROP ELEVATION WHICH INCREASED SPEED. AS AIRPLANE TOUCHED THE GROUND A CROSSWIND GUSTED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRPLANE CLIPPED 4 ELEVATED RUNWAY LIGHTS. AIRPLANE HAD SOME DENTS IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING, NO CONTROL SURFACE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.