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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PARRAKEETA4C · Midland, TX · July 20, 1986

Date
July 20, 1986 · 16:00 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Ryan
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N846V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA137
Reported as
Amtr PARRAKEETA4C
Reported engine
Continental A404
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total75 in this make and model15 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.

Aircraft hit the runway in a slightly low attitude. Pilot claims a downdraft caused him to initiate a go around.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY IN A SLIGHTLY LOW ATTITUDE. PILOT CLAIMS A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED HIM TO INITIATE A GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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