Accident Thorpe T18 N7JA, Sunday 27 July 1986

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Date:	Sunday 27 July 1986
Time:	09:00 LT
Type:	Thorpe T18
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7JA
MSN:	630
Total airframe hrs:	538 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-290-G
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mckinney, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Mckinney, TX (TX05)
Destination airport:	Mckinney, TX (KTKI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH STEEL POSTS EMBEDDED IN THE RWY. THE PLT HAD QUESTIONED A CESSNA PLT WHO MADE A GO-AROUND IN FRONT OF HIM ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE RWY AND WAD ADVISED IT WAS CLOSED. THE PLT SAW THE FLAG & AN 'X' BUT LANDED OVER THEM AND COLLIDED WITH THE POSTS.

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