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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Calhoun · June 30, 1996

Date
June 30, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place
Calhoun
Airport
Tom B David Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7685K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA098
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,501 total250 in this make and model13 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.

Tail wheel vibration landing. Plane swervedtried to correct but unable. Ran off runway into rough terrain.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL WHEEL VIBRATION LANDING. PLANE SWERVEDTRIED TO CORRECT BUT UNABLE. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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