- Date
- September 2, 1990, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Heber Springs, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2082YPiper PA28-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900902037719A
- Case key
- 23173
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to conduct a thorough preflight and his attempt to execute a turn at high speed.
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
During a takeoff the observed an erratic airspeed indication, followed by zero indication, so he elected to abort the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff he attempted a high speed turn to the left off the runway, collapsing the nose gear and causing substantial damage to airplane. The erratic airspeed was the direct result of a blockage of the pitot static system by an insect nest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2082Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-201T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7931143
- Engine
- Continental TSIO 360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Farris, Keith W
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Destination
- COU · Ashland, MO
- Airport
- HBZ · Heber Springs, runway 5, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,674 total · 470 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 72 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 N2082Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.