- Date
- August 11, 1983, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Storm Lake, IA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84581Piper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830811040619A
- Case key
- 33466
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Analysis
The acft ran off the right side of the rwy and collapsed the right landing gear. The acft landing on rwy 35 with the wind from the northeast at 7 to 10 KTS. The pilot said the acft turned left after touchdown and she corrected with right rudder, then the acft turned right. As the pilot tried to regain control the acft swerved left and right again andran off the right side of the rwy. The acft collided with 3 rwy lights and the right gear broke off. No mechanical deficiencies were noted which would have contributed to the loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84581
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8206004
- Airframe hours
- 182
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- United Care Centers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 12, 1982 · 182 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Airport
- SLB · Storm Lake Muni, runway 35, 4,200 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 40 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 3SE, 34 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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