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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Culver, IN · July 23, 1985

Date
July 23, 1985 · 09:15 local
Place
Culver, IN
Airport
Fleet
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32858
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA311
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On first solo, student initiated a go around but allowed aircraft to drift. Struck trees 200 feet from centerline.

As the FAA filed it

ON FIRST SOLO, STUDENT INITIATED A GO AROUND BUT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT. STRUCK TREES 200 FEET FROM CENTERLINE.

NTSB investigation

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