FTW82DRA09

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Beaumont, TX · November 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1981
Place
Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8092ZPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811112074009A
Case key
123270

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2562  81/11/12   BEAUMONT,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1305                    N8092Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AS IP WAS READING HOBBS METER,R WING TIP STRUCK VERTICAL GND REFUELING PIPE BESIDE RAMP/TWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8092Z
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8092Z · 1

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