- Date
- September 11, 1984, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Wharton, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4293YPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840911047949A
- Case key
- 21461
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing on rwy 14 the plt did a 180 deg turn and taxied back down the rwy. While attempting to turn right onto the taxiway the left main gear departing the improved surface and collapsed when it struck a concrete culvert. Brake skid marks were found on the rwyand taxiway leading to the point of the gear collapse. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4293Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8390040
- Airframe hours
- 955
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Coastal Bend Flying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1984 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- CRP · Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport
- 5R5 · Wharton Muni, runway 14, 3,800 × 60 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 6 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.