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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140FL · Morgantown, PA · June 14, 1997

Date
June 14, 1997 · 00:30 local
Place
Morgantown, PA
Airport
Morgantown Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9268W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA089
Reported as
Piper PA28140FL
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to land at night sans runway lighting. Landed short collapsed the landing gear. Damaged wings.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO LAND AT NIGHT SANS RUNWAY LIGHTING. LANDED SHORT COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGED 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.