19860415011799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Westhampton Bea, NY · April 15, 1986

Date
April 15, 1986 · 00:30 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
The Francis S Gabreski Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4559X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA105
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Continental IO360DB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Practice IFR approaches at night fog moved in. Entered low layer landing. CFI began go around. Settled off runway.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE IFR APPROACHES AT NIGHT FOG MOVED IN. ENTERED LOW LAYER LANDING. CFI BEGAN GO AROUND. SETTLED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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