# Incident 19890802043339I: Piper PA28161, Novato, CA, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43455, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802043339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRIFTED TO RIGHT ON LANDING FLARE. MADE A GO AROUND AND HIT WINDSOCK POLE WITH LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. SAFE LANDING

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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