19801219076489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Wickenburg, AZ · December 19, 1980

Date
December 19, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Airport
Forepaugh
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2595D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUJ17
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total68 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Small dust-devil passed over runway on landing roll. Lost directional control. Struck brush on side of runway.

As the FAA filed it

SMALL DUST-DEVIL PASSED OVER RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK BRUSH ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.