- Date
- July 1, 1989, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N15250Piper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890701019479A
- Case key
- 22889
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Probable cause
The collapse of the taxiway, which was inadequately maintained.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the plt was taxiing to takeoff on a hot day, the taxiway surface collapsed under the left main gear. Subsequently, the left wing spar was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15250
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335043
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mckinley, Paul
- Registered owner
- Mckinley, Paul C
- Destination
- NONE · San Antonio, TX
- Airport
- 2R8 · Mustang Beach
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 573 total · 425 in this make and model · 470 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.