# NTSB FTW82DA106: Piper PA-28-235, N8904W, Tulsa, OK, March 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1982, 14:22 local (20:22 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72872/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA106

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,selector/valve - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - maintenance,modification - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 150 AGL. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING ON A PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK-RATE AND STRUCK THE TAXIWAY IN A NOSE-DOWN, LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TANK INLET TO THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH TANK SEALANT COMPOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8904W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8904W-1984-04-10), registration cancelled 1984-04-10, S/N 28-10470 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-10470
- Airframe hours: 1723
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Air Tulsa, Inc.
- Registered owner: Air Tulsa, Inc.
- Departed: TUL, TULSA, OK
- Destination: KERRVILLE, TX
- Airport: TUL, Tulsa International, runway 17R, 5,498 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,681 total, 15 in this make and model, 2,681 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 129 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820326006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006269A), Mar 26, 1982: Piper PA28235, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Crash landed due to high sink rate. Found fuel valve clogged with sealant.

## Other investigations on N8904W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA65F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0053), Apr 23, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8904W), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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