19850319014789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Wheeler, TX · March 19, 1985

Date
March 19, 1985 · 17:15 local
Place
Wheeler, TX
Airport
Holt
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7807W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA157
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
375 total68 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aborted downwind landing near end of runway. Unable to clear trees, reduced power and landed in a city dump.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED DOWNWIND LANDING NEAR END OF RUNWAY. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES, REDUCED POWER AND LANDED IN A CITY DUMP.

NTSB investigation

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