- Date
- October 8, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Grafton, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8125HPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861008048779A
- Case key
- 17142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt made forced landing on dirt road shortly after takeoff when the eng reportedly lost power. Plt extended landing gear but acft touched down before gear locked and left main landing gear collapsed. Left wing also struck a mailbox during rollout. Post accident inspection revealed a gummy residue on turbo waste gate control, precluding development of full power. Additionally, tires were reported to be under-inflated, causing higher frictional drag. The plt said the takeoff ground roll was not abnormally long.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8125H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029015
- Airframe hours
- 957
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cloverdale Foods
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1986 · 140 hours before
- Destination
- BIS · Bismarck, ND
- Airport
- GAF · Grafton Muni.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,979 total · 55 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.