- Date
- July 17, 1982, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Almosa, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5114SPiper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820717029729A
- Case key
- 71838
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during flight, his oil temperature began to rise and he elected to land on an abandoned air strip. During the landing, the aircraft encountered rough, uneven terrain, and subsequently, the landing gear and right wing were damaged. An investigation revealed that the air strip was at an elevation of about 7600 ft and was correctly marked to show it was closed. The engine was checked and a run-up was made on a 100 degree day. No malfunction was evident and the engine operated well within its temperature limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5114S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7135148
- Airframe hours
- 2,038
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rainbow Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- James W. Madrall
- Departed
- BJE · Jefferson Co., CO
- Destination
- ALS · Alamosa, CO
- Airport
- Abandoned Airstrip, runway 3, 4,000 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 297 total · 25 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °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.