19820520018709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Salem, MO · May 20, 1982

Date
May 20, 1982 · 13:30 local
Place
Salem, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9611P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DA088
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
287 total17 in this make and model2 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.

Pilot attempted precautionary landing on drag strip because of low fuel. Wing hit pole and spun aircraft into bank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON DRAG STRIP BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL. WING HIT POLE AND SPUN AIRCRAFT INTO BANK.

NTSB investigation

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