# NTSB ATL82FID10: Piper 24-260, N8981P, Lexington, VA, May 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1982, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Lexington, VA
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FID10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN A 1500 WET, SOD, DOWNHILL RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE COLLISION COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR, BENT THE PROP, AND BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS 180 DEGREES AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8981P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981P-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 24-4440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 24-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2444
- Airframe hours: 2648
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Adolph Nunnenkamp
- Registered owner: Adolph Nunnenkamp
- Departed: MT. EMPIRE, VA
- Destination: MT. EMPIRE, VA
- Airport: L.B. Gliderport, runway 21, 1,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,545 total, 710 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 5° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820522027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522027039A), May 22, 1982: Piper PA24260, Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ditch that collapsed gear during roll out after landing on short grass strip.

## Other investigations on N8981P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA064), Dec 13, 1983: Piper PA-24-260B (N8981P), Mcdonald, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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