19890505015529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Durango, CO · May 5, 1989

Date
May 5, 1989 · 17:00 local
Place
Durango, CO
Airport
Animas Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9147Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA119
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total24 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Drifted off runway on landing flare,left wing hit windsock pole. Remained aloft and landed main airport. Spar bent.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING FLARE,LEFT WING HIT WINDSOCK POLE. REMAINED ALOFT AND LANDED MAIN AIRPORT. SPAR BENT.

NTSB investigation

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