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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lews Beach, NY · April 6, 1991

Date
April 6, 1991 · 13:30 local
Place
Lews Beach, NY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9006J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA116
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total170 in this make and model5 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.

Ballooned on crosswind landing. Drifted off side of runway. Wing clipped a tree spinning aircraft into a 180 turn.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. WING CLIPPED A TREE SPINNING AIRCRAFT INTO A 180 TURN.

NTSB investigation

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