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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32301 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · June 8, 1996

Date
June 8, 1996 · 06:45 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N821RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA152
Reported as
Piper PA32301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total62 in this make and model62 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.

Failed remove taped static ports. Used full power from takeoff to very hard nose first impact. Damaged gear. Wings.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED REMOVE TAPED STATIC PORTS. USED FULL POWER FROM TAKEOFF TO VERY HARD NOSE FIRST IMPACT. DAMAGED GEAR. WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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