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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Philadelphia, PA · June 29, 1983

Date: June 29, 1983 · 17:15 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49101
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC83FHD03
Reported as: Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total10 in this make and model11 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.

Pilot lost control of aircraft during attempted go around to salvage poor landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND TO SALVAGE POOR 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.

NTSB NYC83FHD03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPhiladelphia, PAAccording to the plt, the acft ballooned after touchdown, he recovered, then after the next touchdonw, it ballooned again. He initiated a go-around, but with the application of power, the acft banked aprx 90 deg to the left. The plt reported that aileron…Jun 30, 1983 · Substantial damage