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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Belfast, ME · March 4, 1995

Date
March 4, 1995 · 15:50 local
Place
Belfast, ME
Airport
Belfast Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5554Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO95LA030
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total13 in this make and model8 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.

Drifted near four ft plowed snow on level off. Began go around, hit snowbank flipped over. Condition not for solo.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED NEAR FOUR FT PLOWED SNOW ON LEVEL OFF. BEGAN GO AROUND, HIT SNOWBANK FLIPPED OVER. CONDITION NOT FOR SOLO.

NTSB investigation

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