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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Traverse City, MI · July 26, 1986

Date
July 26, 1986 · 21:38 local
Place
Traverse City, MI
Airport
Cherry Capital
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2185B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA184
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total105 in this make and model4 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.

Aircraft landed hard, bounced and veered left. During go around, the wing struck a runway edge light damaging rib.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND VEERED LEFT. DURING GO AROUND, THE WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT DAMAGING RIB.

NTSB investigation

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