19791122035229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Laporte, IN · November 22, 1979

Date
November 22, 1979 · 06:05 local
Place
Laporte, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44503
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FET04
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,831 total282 in this make and model126 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.

Made night downwind landing on short, wet runway. Unable to stop. Made go-around. Hit fence at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE NIGHT DOWNWIND LANDING ON SHORT, WET RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. MADE GO-AROUND. HIT FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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