OpenAirDocs.org

20030109031109A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Roanoke, TX · January 9, 2003

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
January 9, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place
Roanoke, TX
Airport
Northwest Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2981R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03LA207
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,200 total50 in the last 90 days
N2981RRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35370 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) On January 9, 2003, about 1000 central standard time, a Piper PA-24R-200 single engine aircraft, N2981R, sustained damage when it impacted the runway while landing at north west regional airport (52F) near Roanoke, Texas. The aircraft was registered to a private individual and operated by marcair aviation inc. of Roanoke, Texas. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulation part 91 instructional flight, which departed 52F approximately 0900. The 9200-hour flight instructor reported in the pilot/operator aircraft accident report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) that on the preflight inspection of the aircraft no abnormalities were found, but on the post flight inspection, a crack in the upper skin on the left wing was discovered. The owner of the aircraft reported to the FAA that the left main landing gear was forced through the upper left wing skin, and the right main landing gear distorted the upper right wing skin. He also added that the nose gear, engine mount, and steering rods were bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 9, 2003, ABOUT 1000 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24R-200 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N2981R, SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT NORTH WEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) NEAR ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY MARCAIR AVIATION INC. OF ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED 52F APPROXIMATELY 0900. THE 9200-HOUR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) THAT ON THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND, BUT ON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, A CRACK IN THE UPPER SKIN ON THE LEFT WING WAS DISCOVERED. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FORCED THROUGH THE UPPER LEFT WING SKIN, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DISTORTED THE UPPER RIGHT WING SKIN. HE ALSO ADDED THAT THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, AND STEERING RODS WERE BENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW03LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoanoke, TXThe failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.Jan 9, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2981R · 1

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

Accident 20050410005119AUnauth Low Level Opns · Jefferson, TX(-23) At approximately 1145 hours local time, Piper aircraft PA-28R-200, N2981R impacted power lines crossing a body of water locally referred to as alleys creek, a section of lake o the pines near Jefferson, Texas. Three occupants of the aircraft received…Apr 10, 2005 · Destroyed · 3 fatal