19870702031989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301T · Becharof Lake, AK · July 2, 1987

Date
July 2, 1987 · 06:00 local
Place
Becharof Lake, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8185W
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA090
Reported as
Piper PA32301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
352 total91 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.

The nose wheel collapsed during a rough field takeoff. The pilot had surveyed the area prior to takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING A ROUGH FIELD TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD SURVEYED THE AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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