- Date
- August 27, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sturgis Muni., SD
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8426WPiper PA28-180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830827044579A
- Case key
- 16022
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed on the approach end to runway 11 during an aborted landing. The plt stated the acft was high so he applied full power and retracted the flaps. He said he retracted the flaps too fast and lost control of the acft. The nose gear was broken off, the right wing buckled and bent, the left wing was torn loose and bent backward and the left main gear was torn off the acft. The 2 front seat occupants were seriously injured. The rear seat occupantsreceived minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8426W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2653
- Airframe hours
- 951
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gene Mcgaa & Octavio Salinas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1982 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- 66D · Sturgis, SD
- Airport
- 66D · Sturgis, runway 11, 3,000 × 50 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 93 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RAP, 32 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.