- Date
- August 20, 1983, 12:51 local (17:51 UTC)
- Place
- Bryan, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8115LPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820043299A
- Case key
- 21021
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Analysis
The student plt was on a x-country flt to the college station easterwood arpt near Bryan, TX. When he arrived in the vicinity, he saw a nearby arpt, the Texas a&m flt test station. He stated that at about the same time, the eng missed momentarily, 2 times, then ran smoothly. The student realized that the test facility was not his destination, but he was concerned about the eng & elected to make a precautionary landing. After landing, he taxied to aramp area. While taxiing, he reportedly encountered a gust of wind which caused the acft to veer & collide with a pole. The plt reported that the wind was gusting to 13 KTS. No eng malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8115L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016119
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Marks
- Registered owner
- Edward V. Herbert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1982
- Departed
- HOU · Houston, TX
- Destination
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 83TX · Flight Test Station, runway 17, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 7 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 6 nm away
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 N8115L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.