19841022059769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Grants Pass, OR · October 22, 1984

Date
October 22, 1984 · 15:30 local
Place
Grants Pass, OR
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9513T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA013
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total10 in this make and model19 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.

Engine lacked full power to go around from low Pass. Lower plugs were fouled. Pilot ignored rough mags on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LACKED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND FROM LOW PASS. LOWER PLUGS WERE FOULED. PILOT IGNORED ROUGH MAGS ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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