19860220004899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · St Louis, MO · February 20, 1986

Date
February 20, 1986 · 19:30 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Weiss
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111MM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86LA062
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,455 total3,040 in this make and model82 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.

Descended too soon on a circling approach, momentarily lost sight of the runway, struck a tree but landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED TOO SOON ON A CIRCLING APPROACH, MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TREE BUT LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

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