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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Edinburg, TX · November 27, 1982

Date
November 27, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place
Edinburg, TX
Airport
Edinburg
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9171A
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total9 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Struck unmarked cables stretched over runway. Stayed airborne returned to base. No NOTAMS or markings on runway.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK UNMARKED CABLES STRETCHED OVER RUNWAY. STAYED AIRBORNE RETURNED TO BASE. NO NOTAMS OR MARKINGS ON RUNWAY.