TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA
N2185B
PIPER PA-28-181
WHILE FLARING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESSIVE SPEED AND BALLOONED. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE GO-AROUND, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE IDENTIFIER LIGHT. THE LIGHT TORE A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING AND DAMAGED AT LEAST ONE WING RIB. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING AND THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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