19790414008629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Ft Myers, FL · April 14, 1979

Date
April 14, 1979 · 10:40 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Useppa
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2089K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD58
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,108 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Wing tip struck bush attempting to land on turf strip with a dog leg at approach end. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

WING TIP STRUCK BUSH ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON TURF STRIP WITH A DOG LEG AT APPROACH END.GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.