- Date
- September 16, 1984, 09:09 local (15:09 UTC)
- Place
- Meadow Lake, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5895DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840916048379A
- Case key
- 16238
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the plt make a x-wind apch for a landing from west to east in winds that were from the south at 10 to 12 mph. Reportedly the acft touched down with the right wing high, then the plt applied power & initiated a go-around at about midfield. The acft lifted off at a slow speed & immediately turned north, then turned back right to the east-northeast. One witness stated that the acft was flying about 30 to 40 ft off the ground when the nose rose sharply & the acft ascended to about 100 ft AGL. The acft then entered a steep descent & crashed. No preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure was found. The density alt at the arpt was calculated to be 8158 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5895D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5404
- Airframe hours
- 2,186
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kip D Long
- Registered owner
- Roger And Michael Gelder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1984 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- Valencia Community
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 69 total · 63 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °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.
Other investigations on N5895D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.