- Date
- November 19, 1981
- Place
- Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25798Piper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811119077159A
- Case key
- 123279
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2571 81/11/19 AUSTIN,TX PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 265 TIME - 2015 N25798 PX- 0 1 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MISJUDGED ALT DRG LNDG,FLARED TOO HI OVR PLOWED BLACK EARTH ON DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25798
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tims Airpark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.