19950112002399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Birmingham, AL · January 12, 1995

Date: January 12, 1995 · 11:00 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4297N
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total105 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4297NRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2009 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8316057 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: as stated in a letter by Mr. Richard nelson: while doing touch-go's Mr. Nelson was told not to make wide turns on his approach. At one point he was told cleared to land runway 18. He thought they were bringing him in and he stated that stressed him out. Then the tower asked if he could make a turn to runway 23. With the runway changes he stated I guess I lost too much altitude. The aircraft made contact with the upper limbs of a tree. Note: damage to the aircraft was about $4000.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AS STATED IN A LETTER BY MR. RICHARD NELSON: WHILE DOING TOUCH-GO'S MR. NELSON WAS TOLD NOT TO MAKE WIDE TURNS ON HIS APPROACH. AT ONE POINT HE WAS TOLD CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 18. HE THOUGHT THEY WERE BRINGING HIM IN AND HE STATED THAT STRESSED HIM OUT. THEN THE TOWER ASKED IF HE COULD MAKE A TURN TO RUNWAY 23. WITH THE RUNWAY CHANGES HE STATED I GUESS I LOST TOO MUCH ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE UPPER LIMBS OF A TREE. NOTE: DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT $4000.