42.5512° N, 94.1918° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 26, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place
Fort Dodge, IA
Airport
Fort Dodge Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8422A
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
88 total10 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hit a runway light as he made a go around due to wind gusts.
As the FAA filed it
HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AS HE MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO WIND GUSTS.