20010714018249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Spenceport, NY · July 14, 2001

Date
July 14, 2001 · 14:17 local
Place
Spenceport, NY
Airport
Ridge Road West Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7682H
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total100 in this make and model12 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.

(-23) While attempting to land on runway 27 at west Ridge Road airport (7NK4) with winds estimated, by the PIC, to be 320 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots, the aircraft touched down and became airborne again. The PIC elected to perform a go-around. The aircraft drifted south of the runway and contacted a tree. The PIC closed the throttle and the aircraft touched down in heavy shrub bush.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT WEST RIDGE ROAD AIRPORT (7NK4) WITH WINDS ESTIMATED, BY THE PIC, TO BE 320 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PIC ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A TREE. THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN HEAVY SHRUB BUSH.

Other reports on N7682H · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.