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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Elkton, MD · August 21, 1980

Date
August 21, 1980 · 16:20 local
Place
Elkton, MD
Airport
Cecil Co
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7251W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FIG16
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
388 total374 in this make and model15 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.

Brakes failed during landing. Pilot attempted go around to late and airplane crashed off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKES FAILED DURING LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND TO LATE AND AIRPLANE CRASHED OFF 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.