- Date
- April 20, 1986, 18:25 local (Apr 21, 1986, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Keller, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8376RPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860420013169A
- Case key
- 22015
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported colliding with a ditch along side the runway at goode airport in Keller, TX, when he failed to maintain directional control on landing. There was substantial damage to the aircraft when the impact tore off the left strut, causing the left wing to dip and collide with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8376R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22253
- Airframe hours
- 1,101
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Emerson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 16, 1986 · 51 hours before
- Airport
- Goode Arpt, runway 36, 2,600 × 75 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
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 4 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.