- Date
- November 14, 1982, 18:00 local (Nov 15, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leadville, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8385WPiper PA28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821114065019A
- Case key
- 71400
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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 aircraft was taking off in snow with wheel pants installed. The pants filled with snow and plane pulled to left. In attempt to recover directional control and get back on the runway the aircraft hit the asphalt ridge on the edge of the runway separating the nose-gear from the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8385W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2588
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Threlkeld
- Registered owner
- Robert Threlkeld
- Departed
- LXV · Leadville, CO
- Destination
- 4VO · Rangely, CO
- Airport
- LXV · Lake County, runway 16, 4,800 × 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 348 total · 298 in this make and model · 317 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °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.