- Date
- February 21, 1982, 17:00 local (Feb 22, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Alliance, NE
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4812APiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820221001539A
- Case key
- 69744
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing and dropping off one passenger the pilot attempted to takeoff. The airport manager stated that due to the unusually warm weather the frost was out of the ground and the runway had many gopher mounds which were very soft. He further stated that the aircraft lifted off the ground about 3/4 of the way down the runway and rose into the air about 40 to 50 ft. the plane continued straight down the runway but started to lose altitude and collided with a hill at the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4812A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3964
- Airframe hours
- 3,250
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pan Handle Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Pan Handle Flying Club
- Departed
- Alliance, NE
- Destination
- Mule Shoe Bar, NE
- Airport
- 11 · Mule Shoe Bar Ranch
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 114 in this make and model · 114 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Observed at
- BFF
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 N4812A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.