- Date
- March 1, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Spring, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8832LPiper PA-25-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 69948
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he had been practicing crosswind landings in winds that were gusting to 25 knots. On the last landing, he used flaps. He reported that he had landed and was taxiing on the runway when a gust of wind raised the right wing. The left wing struck the runway and was damaged. The pilot reported that the was attempting to retract the manual flaps and was having trouble getting the lock to release when the gust was encountered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8832L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5343
- Airframe hours
- 1,816
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Mcclure
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Mcclure
- Departed
- BGS · Big Spring, TX
- Destination
- BGS · Big Spring, TX
- Airport
- BGS · Big Spring, runway 35, 8,800 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 3 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 15 knots
- Temperature
- 165 °F
Other investigations on N8832L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.