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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J2PIPER · Scottsdale, AZ · May 27, 1980

Date
May 27, 1980 · 18:30 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Pima
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16314
Reported as
Piper J2PIPER
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total158 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

During downwind landing a wind gust lifted one wing,lower wing hit ground,caused pilot to lose control of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DOWNWIND LANDING A WIND GUST LIFTED ONE WING,LOWER WING HIT GROUND,CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.