19850519072779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Coalinga, CA · May 19, 1985

Date
May 19, 1985 · 11:40 local
Place
Coalinga, CA
Airport
Harris Agro West
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6927P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA191
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total450 in this make and model30 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.

While making a go around wing and right gear struck a berm. Landing made on wrong airport.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MAKING A GO AROUND WING AND RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A BERM. LANDING MADE ON WRONG AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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