# Incident 20230206000989I: Rockwell International 112B, Westerly, RI, February 6, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1487J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1487J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112B (registry code 7630303, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 141 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230206000989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DEEP GROOVES IN THE GRASSY SECTION ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT MANAGER NOTIFIED THE LOCAL FLIGHT STANDARD DISTRICT OFFICE AND PROVIDED PICTURES AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. THE PILOT STATED THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED. THEY WERE ARRIVING WITH A CROSSWIND AND ON LANDING CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND TURNED OFF INTO THE GRASS. AFTER DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE THE PILOT DID A U-TURN AND WENT BACK OUT TO THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED FOR GROTON. PILOT STATED EVERYTHING FELT FINE AND AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED FINE. PILOT NOTED THAT THEY HAVEN'T FLOWN SINCE THE EVENT AND HAS NO INTENTION OF OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL AFTER AN INSPECTION HAS OCCURRED. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS NOTES WORKLOAD - ABILITY TO COPE.

## Other reports on N1487J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780107001669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107001669I), Jan 7, 1978: Rkwell 112B (N1487J), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear before landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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