- Date
- September 6, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Raton, NM
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8200MPiper PA32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820906044119A
- Case key
- 72347
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the airport regulations were such that he had to make a downwind takeoff on runway 17. The wind was from 350 degrees at 10 knots. He stated that just after liftoff, the aircraft stalled. Forward elevator was applied to break the stall and the aircraft settled back to the ground. The aircraft hit soft dirt and a ditch causing the landing gear to collapse.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8200M
- Reported as
- Piper PA32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 328006048
- Airframe hours
- 1,094
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pioneer Aviation Inc
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Aviation Inc
- Departed
- Q65 · Raton, NM
- Destination
- PNC · Ponca City, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Q65 · La Mesa Park, runway 35, 5,400 × 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
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 801 total · 19 in this make and model · 756 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 158 °F
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 N8200M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.