19850122006039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Sahuarita, AZ · January 22, 1985

Date
January 22, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place
Sahuarita, AZ
Airport
Sahuarita
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2403A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA148
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,039 total150 in this make and model115 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.

Landed on abandoned airstrip lined with trees. Right wing struck a tree on rollout.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON ABANDONED AIRSTRIP LINED WITH TREES. RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE ON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

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