- Date
- June 24, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Quinlan, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5514WPiper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820624051349A
- Case key
- 72333
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While the pilot was inspecting a power line, the aircraft struck a feeder line that was located perpendicular to the line being checked. The line snapped, but the plane contacted the ground and sheared off the right gear. The aircraft became airborne again. The pilot flew the aircraft for about 1/4 mile to a large field. Then elected to land. Only the right flap was damage during the final landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5514W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-608
- Airframe hours
- 2,994
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- William Wallace
- Registered owner
- William Wallace
- Departed
- Terrell, TX
- Destination
- Terrell, TX
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 696 total · 16 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.