19810720047219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Mount Pleasant, MI · July 20, 1981

Date
July 20, 1981 · 07:17 local
Place
Mount Pleasant, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N500KH
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEM32
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,048 total1,400 in this make and model253 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.

Struck trees on missed approach. Remained airborne, landed safely. Reported radar altimeter defect. Was set too low

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON MISSED APPROACH. REMAINED AIRBORNE, LANDED SAFELY. REPORTED RADAR ALTIMETER DEFECT. WAS SET TOO LOW

NTSB investigation

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