Accident Piper PA-28-235D N8532N, Sunday 18 July 1982

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Date:	Sunday 18 July 1982
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28-235D
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8532N
MSN:	28-11331
Year of manufacture:	1969
Total airframe hrs:	798 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Falls City, NE - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Falls City, NE (KFNB)
Destination airport:	Falls City, NE (KFNB)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS LANDING WITH A 6 TO 7 KT CROSSWIND, THE PLANE WAS BLOWN TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, HE INTENTIONALLY MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS. WHEN HE FOUND THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE CROSSING AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN INTERSECTION MARKER CONE. AFTER THE GO-AROUND AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND A DEEP GASH IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AFT FUSELAGE.

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