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FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Gulf Shores, AL · June 2, 1997

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Date
June 2, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place
Gulf Shores, AL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4964Y
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total250 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N4964YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-4676 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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: during an approach to landing at a grass strip without banner in tow, the aircraft experienced an excessive sink rate from 200' AGL caused by a traffic pattern stall due to low airspeed and excessive bank angles in the final turn. During the go-around attempt, the aircraft struck the ground on its tailwheel and right main landing gear damaging both. During the subsequent landing, the damaged right main gear caused a ground loop.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING AT A GRASS STRIP WITHOUT BANNER IN TOW, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE FROM 200' AGL CAUSED BY A TRAFFIC PATTERN STALL DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED AND EXCESSIVE BANK ANGLES IN THE FINAL TURN. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON ITS TAILWHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DAMAGING BOTH. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSED A GROUND LOOP.