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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Easton, MD · September 22, 2004

Date
September 22, 2004 · 17:08 local
Place
Easton, MD
Airport
Easton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3224P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total

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What happened

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

(-23) Initiated a go-around from a high approach on one engine. This was a training flight. Aircraft would not climb so the pilot chose to land in a field. He did not get the nose gear down before landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INITIATED A GO-AROUND FROM A HIGH APPROACH ON ONE ENGINE. THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB SO THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND IN A FIELD. HE DID NOT GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING.