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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Los Alamos, NM · June 9, 1985

Date: June 9, 1985 · 17:18 local
Place: Los Alamos, NM
Airport: Los Alamos
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8651C
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85LA152
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 670 total191 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N8651CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635170 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Strong wind gust, exceeding crosswind component, blew aircraft to one side. Stalled during attempted go around.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG WIND GUST, EXCEEDING CROSSWIND COMPONENT, BLEW AIRCRAFT TO ONE SIDE. STALLED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN85LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Almos, NMThe plt was making an apch to rwy 27 at the los alamos muni arpt in gusty x-wind conditions. The arpt was located atop a mesa & rwy 27 had a 1.5% uphill rwy gradient. The plt said he selected 2 notches (25 deg) of flaps. The winds were reported to be from 210…Jun 9, 1985 · Substantial damage