19791219033989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Rockwood, TN · December 19, 1979

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Date: December 19, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place: Rockwood, TN
Airport: Rockwood
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N29218
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 614 total5 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

N29218Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916422 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed on closed airport by mistake. Unable to go around due to wires across runway. Hit power pole on runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON CLOSED AIRPORT BY MISTAKE. UNABLE TO GO AROUND DUE TO WIRES ACROSS RUNWAY. HIT POWER POLE ON RUNWAY.

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