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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Truckee, CA · August 5, 1996

Date
August 5, 1996 · 14:15 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9218W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA297
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
269 total82 in this make and model68 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.

Drifted on landing flare. Began go around drifted more. Gear hit dirt mound settled. Spun around.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED ON LANDING FLARE. BEGAN GO AROUND DRIFTED MORE. GEAR HIT DIRT MOUND SETTLED. SPUN AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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