- Date
- May 3, 1982, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marfa, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7615ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820503013929A
- Case key
- 71577
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll for a dual instructional flight the aircraft began to veer to the left. The instructor was able to overpower the student on the rudder pedals but not the aft stick pressure. The aircraft lifted off then settled back to the runway in a three-point attitude and collided with a fence. The student pilot stated he did not hear the instructor's direction to lower the nose of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7615Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8398
- Airframe hours
- 961
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Danny Nunn
- Registered owner
- Danny Nunn
- Departed
- Marfa, TX
- Destination
- Alpine, TX
- Airport
- Escondido Ranch, runway 17, 1,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15,610 total · 4,100 in this make and model · 15,009 as pilot in command · 164 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °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 N7615Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.