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FTW83IA086

1982-12-26 · MEMPHIS, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MEM

N6810 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-32-260), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

DURING A GO-AROUND FROM AN ILS APPROACH, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DRAGGED. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE SLATS, TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND OUTBOARD FLAP TRACK HOUSING ON THE LEFT WING. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AFTER THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FERRIED TO THE COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHERE THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR WAS REMOVED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW83IA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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