# Accident 19820501026749A: Piper PA25235, Big Spring, TX, May 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Big Spring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8832L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8832L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501026749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CLAIMS GUST OF WIND CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AND RIGHT WING DRAGGED GROUND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RETRACT FLAPS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8832L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730928032399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928032399A), Sep 28, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N8832L), Seagraves, TX, Substantial damage. Plt made landing on rd for fuel l wing hit post.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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