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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Trinidad, CO · August 28, 1994

Date
August 28, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
Trinidad, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5372T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA280
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Low passes over area. Touched down and collided with a fence. Lost nose wheel skirt.

As the FAA filed it

LOW PASSES OVER AREA. TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. LOST NOSE WHEEL SKIRT.

NTSB investigation

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