- Date
- September 30, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Marcos, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8088ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820930051819A
- Case key
- 72508
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft swerved off rwy during takeoff. Ex-military plt retired in 1965, check out in aero club tricycle gear acft on 8/28/82 with subsequent 72 hrs all in tricycle gear acft. Plt stated he had not flown conventional gear acft since the 1950'S. There was no record of any recent dual instruction or practice in conventional gear acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8088A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20940
- Engine
- Continental C145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Eugnie Components, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eugnie Components, Inc.
- Departed
- San Marcos, TX
- Destination
- San Marcos, TX
- Airport
- Rob'T Lowman Muni, runway 22, 3,300 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,222 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
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 N8088A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.