19820329006509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Macon, GA · March 29, 1982

Date
March 29, 1982 · 12:25 local
Place
Macon, GA
Airport
Lewis B Wilson
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9LT
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA088
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total344 in this make and model20 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.

VFR pilot low on fuel was too high to land after ILS approach. Ran out of fuel on goaround, hit wires on landing.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOW ON FUEL WAS TOO HIGH TO LAND AFTER ILS APPROACH. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON GOAROUND, HIT WIRES ON 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.