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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Greensboro, NC · February 4, 1991

Date
February 4, 1991 · 15:19 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55263
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91FA046
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total102 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot suffering from brain tumor and other serious illness. Confused. Landed behind a 737. Lost control in jet wake

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SUFFERING FROM BRAIN TUMOR AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESS. CONFUSED. LANDED BEHIND A 737. LOST CONTROL IN JET WAKE

NTSB investigation

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