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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 601PSMITH · Peachtree City, GA · September 15, 1980

Date
September 15, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
Peachtree City, GA
Airport
Falcon
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N333BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FKG27
Reported as
Piper 601PSMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,570 total690 in this make and model123 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.

Developed high sink rate on final. Landed on lip of concrete runway, collapsing landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED ON LIP OF CONCRETE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.