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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Oshkosh, WI · July 27, 1983

Date: July 27, 1983 · 13:15 local
Place: Oshkosh, WI
Airport: Oshkosh
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3450W
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total125 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N3450WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-317 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Drifted off runway alignment and struck a runway light during a go around.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DURING A GO AROUND.