19880805031049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Palo Alto, CA · August 5, 1988

Date
August 5, 1988 · 08:37 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8662V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA280
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total31 in this make and model15 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.

Lost directional control on landing. Began a go around, turned off runway alignment,hit several structures and tree

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. BEGAN A GO AROUND, TURNED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT,HIT SEVERAL STRUCTURES AND TREE

NTSB investigation

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