At about 1050 eastern time, a Piper PA-28-181 was damaged while landing at Griffing-Sandusky Airport. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured. The pilot said he was on approach to runway 27, a 3,559-foot runway, when he saw another airplane on a taxiway near the runway. He was not certain of the other airplanes intentions, so he decided to go around. The engine then began to lose power. He looked down and noticed that the mixture control was pulled back. He pushed the mixture in, but the airplane struck trees about a quarter mile beyond the departure end of the runway.
July 20, Sandusky, Ohio / Piper Archer
At about 1050 eastern time, a Piper PA-28-181 was damaged while landing at Griffing-Sandusky Airport. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured. The pilot said he was on approach to runway 27, a 3,559-foot runway, when he saw another airplane on a taxiway near the runway. He was not certain of the other airplanes intentions, so he decided to go around. The engine then began to lose power. He looked down and noticed that the mixture control was pulled back. He pushed the mixture in, but the airplane struck trees about a quarter mile beyond the departure end of the runway....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper PA-28-181 crashed near Griffing-Sandusky Airport, seriously injuring the pilot and three passengers during a landing attempt.
- The pilot initiated a go-around due to another aircraft on a taxiway, but the engine subsequently lost power.
- The engine power loss was attributed to the mixture control being pulled back, leading the aircraft to strike trees beyond the runway.
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