- Date
- January 12, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Big Spring, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9183PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860112000539A
- Case key
- 21944
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with barriers marking a displaced threshold during an emergency landing immediately after departure. The pilot reported that the engine began running rough, then quit completely. The engine ran successfully following the accident. The aircraft had been refueled about 6 to 8 weeks before the day of the accident & another pilothad flown the aircraft for 45 minutes (without incident) immediately before the accident flight. A check of the fuel showed no irregularities other than the age of the fuel. No discrepancies were discovered during an examination of the airframe or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9183P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4676
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clyde E. Thomas Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 28 hours before
- Airport
- 21XS · Big Spring, runway 7, 2,800 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1,410 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF, 38 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.