19820809035289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Scottsbluff, NE · August 9, 1982

Date
August 9, 1982 · 10:20 local
Place
Scottsbluff, NE
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1970A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DA139
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total238 in this make and model91 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.

Lost directional control on takeoff roll, veered off runway, collapsed gear. Plugged brake master cylinder port.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY, COLLAPSED GEAR. PLUGGED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PORT.

NTSB investigation

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