# Accident 19840912048099A: Frchld M62A, Melville, LA, September 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Melville, LA
- Airport: Hanks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6903° N, 91.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6903&lon=-91.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46395 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- Reported engine: FCD L4401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840912048099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING APPLIED POWER FOR GO AROUND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK FENCE OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA390), Sep 12, 1984: Fairchild M-62A (PT-19) (N46395), Melville, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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