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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Soledad, CA · February 27, 1988

Date
February 27, 1988 · 14:50 local
Place
Soledad, CA
Airport
Chalone Vineyard Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7660J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA117
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total100 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Tried to go around with rising terrain and gear down. Crashed into trees. Did not use gear override to raise gear.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH RISING TERRAIN AND GEAR DOWN. CRASHED INTO TREES. DID NOT USE GEAR OVERRIDE TO RAISE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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