- Date
- August 31, 1982, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8398TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19820831043259A
- Case key
- 73088
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a visual approach for final landing the acft touched down, bounced & the plt applied power for a go-around. At approximately 100 ft AGL over the departure end of the rwy the eng quit. The acft struck the ground in a small clearing. After the accident 12 gals of fuel was drained from the left tank & 1-1/2 pints from the right tank. The fuel selector was found on the right tank position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8398T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-819049
- Airframe hours
- 47,672
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard E. Clark, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Woodbridge Airport, Inc.
- Departed
- ACY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Destination
- Woodbridge, VA
- Airport
- W22 · Woodbridge Airport, Inc., runway 19, 2,150 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 586 total · 4 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 16 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.