- Date
- May 27, 1983, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Ida, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N56255Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830527027479A
- Case key
- 20934
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Analysis
During the takeoff portion of a touch and go lndg the plt applied pwr and the acft drifted off the left side of the 50 ft wide rwy onto soft terrain. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller and leading edge of the rt wingtip were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56255
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287325595
- Airframe hours
- 1,933
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stewart Aviation Services Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Airport
- 7M3 · Bearce, runway 25, 2,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 73 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N56255 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.