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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA32* · Brawley, CA · December 30, 1982

Date: December 30, 1982 · 19:15 local
Place: Brawley, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3569X
Reported as: Piper PA32*
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total4 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N3569XRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013030 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot struck wires while landing. No damage. Wires unlighted and unmarked. Wires not listed in airport directory.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STRUCK WIRES WHILE LANDING. NO DAMAGE.WIRES UNLIGHTED AND UNMARKED.WIRES NOT LISTED IN AIRPORT DIRECTORY.

Other reports on N3569X · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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