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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Hamilton, MT · October 10, 1990

Date
October 10, 1990 · 17:45 local
Place
Hamilton, MT
Airport
Ravalli County Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6660W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA004
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
106 total2 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.

Low on final struck bushes short of runway causing wing to hit ditch. Was able to taxi onto runway and ramp.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FINAL STRUCK BUSHES SHORT OF RUNWAY CAUSING WING TO HIT DITCH. WAS ABLE TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY AND RAMP.

NTSB investigation

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