Saturday, August 23, 2014

Pitcairn PA 7S, N13158: Incident occurred August 23, 2014 at Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD) Rockland, Maine

AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSED-OVER, ROCKLAND, ME

Flight Standards District Office: FAA Portland FSDO-65

OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM:   http://registry.faa.gov/N13158


This image shows damage the plane received to its nacelle, the housing for the engine at the front. 
(Courtesy of: Lieutenant Kirk Guerrette,    Knox County Sheriff's Office) 


Owls Head — A 1930 biplane from Owls Head Transportation Museum was damaged in a hard landing Saturday evening, Aug. 23 around 6:40 p.m. No one was injured in the crash, according to Knox County Regional Airport Manager Jeffrey Northgraves.

The plane was piloted by Tom Rudder, a museum volunteer. It was doing a fly-by during a weekend showing when the pilot encountered some problems.

The plane, a Pitcairn, landed hard, damaging the landing gear and tipping forward onto its nose, damaging the front of the aircraft. The damage was minor, according to Northgraves.

Volunteers towed the plane back to the museum. Following the incident, several biplanes could be seen flying over Owls Head, so it appeared the museum event was able to continue.


- Source:  http://knox.villagesoup.com

Courtesy of: Lieutenant Kirk Guerrette,   Knox County Sheriff's Office 
This 1930 Pitcairn biplane received minor damage in a hard landing Aug. 23 in Owls Head. The pilot, Tom Rudder, was not injured. 

(Photo by: Lieutenant Kirk Guerrette,  Knox County Sheriff's Office)