19920818031989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Clarendon, AR · August 18, 1992

Date
August 18, 1992 · 12:30 local
Place
Clarendon, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2357N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA213
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
106 total5 in this make and model10 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.

Trying to depart short strip landing gear caught on cotton plants. Settled into cotton. Unaware strip was short.

As the FAA filed it

TRYING TO DEPART SHORT STRIP LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON COTTON PLANTS. SETTLED INTO COTTON. UNAWARE STRIP WAS SHORT.

NTSB investigation

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