- Date
- August 1, 1988, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cheboygan, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4982ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880801029599A
- Case key
- 14130
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after departure, when the aircraft was approximately 30' in the air, the aircraft's right wing 'dropped hard'. The pilot attempted remedial action, but was unable to regain control of the aircraft before the right wing tip struck the ground. The aircraft skidded to a stop off the right side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4982Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8591
- Airframe hours
- 2,382
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rau, Dale J.
- Registered owner
- Rau, Dale J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1988 · 7 hours before
- Airport
- Y15 · Cheboygan City, runway 9, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 135 total · 43 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 64 °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.
Other investigations on N4982Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.