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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American AA-1 · Fredricktown, MO · May 4, 2022

Date
May 4, 2022 · 15:36 local
Place
Fredricktown, MO
Airport
Fredericktown Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N917BR
Reported as
American AA-1
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
189 total27 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On 05/04/2022 the pilot departed perryville regional airport (pcd) after preflight of N917BR. He completed two takeoffs and landings then taxied back to the ramp. He then decided to do some pattern work and fly to (a paul vance Fredericktown Regional Airport)(H88) to take his privacy data omitted for a flight. Returning to (H88) the (PIC) with the passenger were attempting to land on runway 19. The pilot stated he flared the aircraft and it slammed hard onto the runway resulting in loss of control. He stated he did not remember anything else until the aircraft stopped. At this point he shut off all instruments and fuel. The NTSB was contacted, briefed and sent photos of the damage. After review the NTSB determined this to be an incident with minor damage to N917BR and minor injuries to the two occupants. There was no incident number given by the NTSB due to the incident was pilot error causing loss of control to the aircraft striking the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/04/2022 THE PILOT DEPARTED PERRYVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (PCD) AFTER PREFLIGHT OF N917BR. HE COMPLETED TWO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. HE THEN DECIDED TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK AND FLY TO (A PAUL VANCE FREDERICKTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT)(H88) TO TAKE HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A FLIGHT. RETURNING TO (H88) THE (PIC) WITH THE PASSENGER WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT STATED HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SLAMMED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HE STATED HE DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. AT THIS POINT HE SHUT OFF ALL INSTRUMENTS AND FUEL. THE NTSB WAS CONTACTED, BRIEFED AND SENT PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. AFTER REVIEW THE NTSB DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN INCIDENT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO N917BR AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT NUMBER GIVEN BY THE NTSB DUE TO THE INCIDENT WAS PILOT ERROR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE RUNWAY.