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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · London, KY · March 10, 1978

Date: March 10, 1978 · 19:52 local
Place: London, KY
Airport: Corbin
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N59936
Reported as: Piper PA31325
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,016 total302 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N59936Registered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7512019 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

IFR pilot landed 3000 feet short of unlighted runwa. Lights were notamed out of service.

As the FAA filed it

IFR PILOT LANDED 3000 FEET SHORT OF UNLIGHTED RUNWA. LIGHTS WERE NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE.