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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Santa Ana, CA · July 26, 1981

Date: July 26, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3605M
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N3605MRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870118 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In flight pilot saw skin peel from wing tip. Lost wing tip during landing. Found previous repair in area of failure

As the FAA filed it

IN FLIGHT PILOT SAW SKIN PEEL FROM WING TIP. LOST WING TIP DURING LANDING. FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR IN AREA OF FAILURE