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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Warsaw, IL · April 26, 1980

Date: April 26, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place: Warsaw, IL
Airport: Alfred Knipe
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5539J
Reported as: Piper PA32260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,960 total25 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5539JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-1000 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Attempted landing on 1530 foot sod strip. Light wind, 2 degrees downslope, overshot.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED LANDING ON 1530 FOOT SOD STRIP. LIGHT WIND, 2 DEGREES DOWNSLOPE, OVERSHOT.