- Date
- April 8, 1987, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Providence, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8248DPiper PA-32R-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870408013159A
- Case key
- 22365
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Analysis
The pilot, who reportedly was familiar with the 2200 x 90 foot sod strip, allowed the aircraft to drift left during the landing roll where the left main landing gear struck the end of a concrete culvert which did not extend quite to the extreme edge of the runway. The culvert was located about 500 feet from the approach end of the runway. The left main gear separated and the aircraft rotated to the left and slid to a stop. The pilot reported the wind was from 360 degrees at five knots at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8248D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R8013121
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- High Flyers
- Registered owner
- High Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 7, 1986
- Departed
- MLU · Monroe, LA
- Destination
- Lake Providence, LA
- Airport
- runway 9, 2,200 × 90 ft, grass/turf
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,767 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,601 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 50 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 N8248D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.