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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kerrville, TX · April 25, 1985

Date: April 25, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place: Kerrville, TX
Airport: Tierra Linda Ranc
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4086E
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,056 total495 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N4086ERegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152114 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered windshear on final. Struck small tree and made a hard landing. Multiple rivets sheared.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON FINAL. STRUCK SMALL TREE AND MADE A HARD LANDING. MULTIPLE RIVETS SHEARED.