19840806040749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Liberty, NC · August 6, 1984

Date
August 6, 1984 · 12:52 local
Place
Liberty, NC
Airport
Causey
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9549T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA244
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
825 total50 in this make and model133 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.

Went past runway alignment turning final. Missed runway alignment second time tried to go around. Hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

WENT PAST RUNWAY ALIGNMENT TURNING FINAL. MISSED RUNWAY ALIGNMENT SECOND TIME TRIED TO GO AROUND. HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.