- Date
- February 25, 1983, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cut Bank, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9929TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830225005519A
- Case key
- 16043
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over after overrunning the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff. The runway was grass and there was a 90 degree crosswind. During takeoff a downdraft put the acft back on the ground. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff and retarded the throttle. The acft was allowed to rollout off the prepared area into a stubble field and soft terrain where the nose gear sank in and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9929T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3878A0253
- Airframe hours
- 410
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mountain Flyers, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- Lindberg, runway 9, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 28 in this make and model · 563 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.