- Date
- January 24, 1987, 14:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Alpine, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2592CPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870124033819A
- Case key
- 22317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student pilot on solo flight attempted takeoff in strong gusty winds and dragged left wing tip on runway. Pilot leveled wings and attempted to land aircraft but departed left side of runway and collided with ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2592C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0249
- Airframe hours
- 2,095
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Longenette Flying Serv. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 21, 1986 · 111 hours before
- Departed
- E38 · Alpine, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- E38 · Alpine Mun., runway 27, 2,440 × 80 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 37 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 23 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRF, 17 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 N2592C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.