19820127002669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Charlottesville, VA · January 27, 1982

Date
January 27, 1982 · 20:00 local
Place
Charlottesville, VA
Airport
Charlottesville-A
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2466B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FID05
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total85 in this make and model9 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 got too low on final approach striking a bank and a snowbank short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GOT TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH STRIKING A BANK AND A SNOWBANK SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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