- Date
- October 10, 1987, 15:14 local (20:14 UTC)
- Place
- Harlingen, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12102North American P82-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871010059549A
- Case key
- 22506
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was engaged in a demonstration flight with the confederate air force at rio grande valley international airport. During the approach to runway 17L the pilot flared the aircraft too high resulting in a stall and an excessive rate of descent. At impact the right main landing gear failed causing a loss of aircraft control. The pilot had flown the F82B approximately 2 hours in the past 3 months.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12102
- Reported as
- North American P82-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-65162
- Airframe hours
- 527
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce V-1650-25R, 1,600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Confederate Airforce
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1986 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- HRL · Rio Grande Valley Inter'L, runway 17L, 5,950 × 150 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total · 2 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRL, 1 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.