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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Herald, CA · November 8, 2001

Date: November 8, 2001 · 12:30 local
Place: Herald, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9461P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02LA023
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9461PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509133 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted, PIC and sole occupant of N9461P, was practicing approach to landings on at his ranch at Herald, California. On his last approach, he initiated a go around which resulted in a collision with the trees at the end of the ranch. The pilot escaped with no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical problems but, he said that during the go around, "the aircraft was mushing and the power was not there."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N9461P, WAS PRACTICING APPROACH TO LANDINGS ON AT HIS RANCH AT HERALD, CALIFORNIA. ON HIS LAST APPROACH, HE INITIATED A GO AROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RANCH. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BUT, HE SAID THAT DURING THE GO AROUND, "THE AIRCRAFT WAS MUSHING AND THE POWER WAS NOT THERE."

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX02LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHerald, CAThe pilot's delay initiating a go-around during a downwind approach to a short runway.Nov 8, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9461P · 1

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

Accident 19930521015089ALevel Off Touchdown · Vacaville, CALanding in gusty crosswind. Ground looped. All flight time in tail draggers. Uneven tree line cause d turbulence.May 21, 1993 · Substantial damage