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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · New Orleans, LA · March 5, 2023

Date: March 5, 2023 · 11:01 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lake Front Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56949
Reported as: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,752 total287 in this make and model

N56949Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 752793 · Built 1944 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot left lakefront airport heading to slidell, pilot recieved call from tower stating his transponder was not working, pilot made the decision to turn around and go back to lakefront airport and fix the transponder, pilot had no choice in runways, 9 was closed and he took 36L and the cross winds got him, wing dipped down and left wing scrapped the runway, minor damage to skin.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT LAKEFRONT AIRPORT HEADING TO SLIDELL, PILOT RECIEVED CALL FROM TOWER STATING HIS TRANSPONDER WAS NOT WORKING, PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO LAKEFRONT AIRPORT AND FIX THE TRANSPONDER, PILOT HAD NO CHOICE IN RUNWAYS, 9 WAS CLOSED AND HE TOOK 36L AND THE CROSS WINDS GOT HIM, WING DIPPED DOWN AND LEFT WING SCRAPPED THE RUNWAY, MINOR DAMAGE TO SKIN.

Other reports on N56949 · 2

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

Incident 20231107018169ILanding: Touchdown · New Orleans, LAPilot indicated that on 11/7/2023 he was flying to the slidell, LA airport to practice takeoffs and landings in his stearman airplane. He departed from New Orleans Lakefront Airport(new). When he departed new, the tower told the pilot that his transponder was…Nov 7, 2023 · Minor damage Accident 20181006016729ALanding: Touchdown · New Orleans, LAPilot was flying his stearman to knew to place on display for upcoming airshow. Approaching from north over lake ponchartrain, pilot was cleared by tower to land straight in on rwy 18L. Pilot received a wind check on final and felt he could safely land on…Oct 6, 2018 · Substantial damage