- Date
- June 27, 1985, 10:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8180FPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850627028249A
- Case key
- 16714
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Analysis
The plt attempted to take off from a dirt road at or near max gross wieght and at high density alt conditions. The plt said there was a small rise in the road and he eased back on the control yoke. Directional control was lost and the airplane skidded off the left hand side of the road, striking two mounds of dirt. The plt said he recalled the last indicated airspeed readout as being 65 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8180F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029076
- Airframe hours
- 1,091
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don B. Fedric & V. Beagles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1984 · 466 hours before
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,501 total · 242 in this make and model · 1,373 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DMN, 56 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.