# Incident 20120810025249I: Piper PA-28R-200, Griffith, IN, August 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1486X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1486X) (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 PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120810025249I

## Narrative

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

AN EYE WITNESS REPORT TO THE SBN FSDO INDICATED THAT N1486X WAS BEING OPERATED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION PURPOSES IN GUSTY CROSS-WIND CONDITIONS WITH WIND GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 29 MPH.  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DURING A TAKEOFF WHILE CONDUCTING TAKEOFSS AND LANDINGS AT THE GRIFFITH AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR.

## Other reports on N1486X (1)

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

- [Accident 19870206002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870206002189A), Feb 6, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N1486X), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Unfamailiar with short strip stalled and impacted runway.

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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