20040704016809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Rush City, MN · July 4, 2004

Date
July 4, 2004 · 22:30 local
Place
Rush City, MN
Airport
Rush City Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55930
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04CA170
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total50 in this make and model26 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) On short final for runway 34, just prior to touch down a gust of wind caused aircraft to drift left. Pilot applied power to go around but the aircraft touched down left of runway in grass at which time the pilot "pulled" the power back. Aircraft then impacted a fence and came to rest. No one on board was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 34, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF RUNWAY IN GRASS AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT "PULLED" THE POWER BACK. AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED A FENCE AND CAME TO REST. NO ONE ON BOARD WAS INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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