19810927063459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mammoth Lakes, NV · September 27, 1981

Date
September 27, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, NV
Airport
Mammoth Lakes
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7884P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DXQ38
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
88 total28 in this make and model52 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.

Floated down runway, drifted off centerline due to crosswind, stalled trying to make a go around.

As the FAA filed it

FLOATED DOWN RUNWAY, DRIFTED OFF CENTERLINE DUE TO CROSSWIND, STALLED TRYING TO MAKE A GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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