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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Rockville, MD · April 29, 1986

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Date: April 29, 1986 · 20:00 local
Place: Rockville, MD
Airport: Montgomery Co Airpark
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2919D
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 234 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N2919DRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990555 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Electrical failure en route. Pilot did not see fail light. Attempted go around and struck a road guard rail.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE. PILOT DID NOT SEE FAIL LIGHT. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AND STRUCK A ROAD GUARD RAIL.