- Date
- July 18, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Falls City, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8532NPiper PA-28-235D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820718030209A
- Case key
- 70666
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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
The pilot reported that while he was landing with a 6 to 7 kt crosswind, the plane was blown toward the left side of the runway. In order to avoid the runway lights, he intentionally maneuvered the aircraft off the side of the runway, into the grass. When he found that he would be unable to stop before crossing an intersecting runway, he initiated a go-around. During the lift-off, the aircraft struck an intersection marker cone. After the go-around and an uneventful landing, the pilot found a deep gash in the bottom of the aft fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8532N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-11331
- Airframe hours
- 798
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David L. Hull
- Registered owner
- Robert Todd And David Hull
- Departed
- FNB · Falls City, NE
- Destination
- FNB · Falls City, NE
- Airport
- FNB · Brenner Field, runway 14, 3,400 × 60 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 174 total · 14 in this make and model · 106 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 196 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.