# Accident 19800905040789A: Piper PA28161, Charlotte, NC, September 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8090E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8090E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 9 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905040789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED LANDING, STARTED GO-AROUND. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8090E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20031026027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026027969A), Oct 26, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N8090E), Henryetta, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated she had engine failure and did not switch fuel tanks as she knew she was on the fullest tank. She was unable to restart the engine and made…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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