What happened
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(-23) On August 18, 2002, at or about 1310 adt, a tundra tire equipped Piper pa 22-150 airplane, N6949B, sustained substantial damage attempting a go-around during landing 25 miles south of sparrevon, Alaska. The aircraft was being operated as a visual flight rule (VFR) CFR 91 cross-country flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot reported that after touching down during a landing attempt, with 10 mph tailwind, he attempted a go-around takeoff maneuver to avoid rough terrain. Aircraft contacted rough area before becoming airborne and left main landing gear collapsed, propeller contacted ground and aircraft went over 50 foot embankment crashing on ledge below. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 18, 2002, AT OR ABOUT 1310 ADT, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA 22-150 AIRPLANE, N6949B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND DURING LANDING 25 MILES SOUTH OF SPARREVON, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CFR 91 CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, WITH 10 MPH TAILWIND, HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TAKEOFF MANEUVER TO AVOID ROUGH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ROUGH AREA BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPELLER CONTACTED GROUND AND AIRCRAFT WENT OVER 50 FOOT EMBANKMENT CRASHING ON LEDGE BELOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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