19860727035019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION A · Grass Valley, CA · July 27, 1986

Date
July 27, 1986 · 11:00 local
Place
Grass Valley, CA
Airport
Alta Sierra
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA305
Reported as
Tmpson Naviona
Reported engine
Continental E2254
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,094 total520 in this make and model7 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.

The aircraft touched down hard during go around. The pilot attempted a downwind approach. Retracted flaps early.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING GO AROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND APPROACH. RETRACTED FLAPS EARLY.

NTSB investigation

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