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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Sharon Springs, NY · September 12, 1988

Date: September 12, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place: Sharon Springs, NY
Airport: Sharon
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8170F
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8170FRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013071 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Chose to land at VFR airport. Ran off end of wet turf downgrade runway. Ground looped. Right gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

CHOSE TO LAND AT VFR AIRPORT. RAN OFF END OF WET TURF DOWNGRADE RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.