# Incident 20021130036969I: Piper PA28R200, Bridgeport, WV, November 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2002
- Place: Bridgeport, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3030° N, 80.2432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3030&lon=-80.2432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5271T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5271T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 19 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130036969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM RICHMOND, VA TO MANASAS, VA ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REQUESTED HIGHER ALTITUDE, BUT RAPID ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND THE EXCESS ACCUMULATION OF ICE PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM CLIMBING. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET IN ALTITUDE BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED. DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL A POSITIVE FORCE WAS EXERTED ON THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE RIGHT WING IN THE FORM OF A CREASE IN THE SKIN AT THE WING SPAR. THE WING ALSO SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE WING UPPER SKIN HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF DEFORMITY. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## Other reports on N5271T (1)

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

- [Accident 19770424008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424008179A), Apr 24, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N5271T), Woodbridge, DC, Substantial damage. Lnd to rt of rwy

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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