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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fairchild SA227-AC · Thief River Fal, MN · December 29, 2022

Date: December 29, 2022 · 17:25 local
Place: Thief River Fal, MN
Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BEMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N611BA
Reported as: Fairchild SA227-AC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,194 total44 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days

N611BARegistered now · Fairchild SA227-ACS/N AC611B · Built 1985 Airframe modelFairchild SA227-AC Engine modelGarrett TPE331-11UTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft right outer wing made contact with the ground after crossing the runway threshold during the landing sequence to runway 31. PIC aborted the landing attempt and initiated a go-around. After entering the right downwind pattern, the PIC noticed the right outer wing was bent up at a 45 degree angle. PIC stated the aircraft was "difficult to handle". The right outer wing departed the aircraft during the transition from base to final. PIC stated, "the aircraft flew much better after the wing tip snapped off". PIC was able to land safely with no further damage to the aircraft. The PIC was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RIGHT OUTER WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE TO RUNWAY 31. PIC ABORTED THE LANDING ATTEMPT AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AFTER ENTERING THE RIGHT DOWNWIND PATTERN, THE PIC NOTICED THE RIGHT OUTER WING WAS BENT UP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS "DIFFICULT TO HANDLE". THE RIGHT OUTER WING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TRANSITION FROM BASE TO FINAL. PIC STATED, "THE AIRCRAFT FLEW MUCH BETTER AFTER THE WING TIP SNAPPED OFF". PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED.