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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Smith 601PSMITH · Somerset, PA · January 19, 1982

Date
January 19, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place
Somerset, PA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8043J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82DA026
Reported as
Smith 601PSMITH
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,400 total412 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Freezing rain on airplane on takeoff roll. Failed to timely abort after control difficulty. Collapsed landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

FREEZING RAIN ON AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FAILED TO TIMELY ABORT AFTER CONTROL DIFFICULTY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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