- Date
- June 17, 1988, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Reedville, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N82836Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880617033779A
- Case key
- 11419
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After back-taxiing on the pvt airstrip, the plt made a 180 deg turn to line up for takeoff. During the turn the right main gear contacted a ditch in a tall grass area off the end of the rwy. The plt applied power to prevent the acft from becoming stuck in the ditch. As power was applied the tail of the acft swung around and contacted the backside of the ditch becoming substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82836
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190071
- Airframe hours
- 2,417
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John M. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- RIC · Richmond, VA
- Airport
- Pvt Airstrip, runway 16, 2,900 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 141 in this make and model · 196 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N82836 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.