19851130075819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Cedar Key, FL · November 30, 1985

Date
November 30, 1985 · 19:55 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
George T. Lewis
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N136AV
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA039
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total4 in this make and model2 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.

Drifted off runway during a go around and struck a tree. Impacted ground upside down.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING A GO AROUND AND STRUCK A TREE. IMPACTED GROUND UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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