- Date
- July 11, 1992, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Goldsboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6480WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920711024989A
- Case key
- 8629
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during taxi.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was taxiing for departure, attempted a 180 degree turn, and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft left the taxiway, and struck a parked aircraft on the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6480W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2820554
- Airframe hours
- 1,711
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Delbridge, Matt G.
- Registered owner
- Delbridge, Matt G.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1992 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- GWW
- Destination
- GWW
- Airport
- GWW · Goldsboro-Wayne County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 254 total · 140 in this make and model · 254 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSB, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.