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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Watertown, WI · May 26, 1982

Date: May 26, 1982 · 18:30 local
Place: Watertown, WI
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9678D
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total59 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9678DRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6594 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Weather deteriorated, pilot descended through clouds without clearance, landed in field, hit rut. ELT inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER DETERIORATED, PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS WITHOUT CLEARANCE, LANDED IN FIELD, HIT RUT. ELT INOPERATIVE.