- Date
- July 12, 1982, 19:00 local (Jul 13, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15970Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820712028459A
- Case key
- 71390
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 19. He stated he was not aware of construction on the runwayuntil the aircraft's nose was lowered during the landing roll. By then, the aircraft's speed was too slow to go-around. He turned off the ignition and fuel and steered to the left. The aircraft ran into a trench which damaged the nose and right gear and the right wing. An investigation revealed that a NOTAM had been issued concerning the runway constructionand the landing touchdown markings had been displaced beyond the construction area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15970
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287305202
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jfp Aviation
- Registered owner
- Gloria G. Pouzar
- Departed
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Destination
- L78 · Jacumba, CA
- Airport
- 3LA · Lawrence Municipal, runway 19, 2,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 331 total · 150 in this make and model · 261 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOP
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 N15970 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.