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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Asheville, NC · July 13, 1981

Date
July 13, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Airport
Charlotte
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17123
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKM14
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
469 total73 in this make and model237 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.

Aircraft hit tree after pilot called missed approach. Flight continued to alternate. Nose wheel collapsed landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT TREE AFTER PILOT CALLED MISSED APPROACH. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ALTERNATE. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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