- Date
- August 24, 1986, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bertrand, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5376FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860824056789A
- Case key
- 34234
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was on an unsupervised local solo flight when he decided to land at a private airstrip. As he had driven his automobile on this runway four days prior to the accident and had found the landing surface clear he assumed that the runway would be clear on this day, the pilot further stated. As such, according to the pilot, he did not pay attention to runway surface hazards during the traffic pattern approach and subsequent landing, but concentrated instead on power lines and other runway environment. During the landing roll the aircraft struck an irrigation pipe that was placed by the property owner across the runway the night before the accident. Aircraft performance calculations reveal that a high density altitude condition existed at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5376F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715112
- Airframe hours
- 3,495
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rodney A. Renken
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1986 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- LXN · Lexington, NE
- Airport
- runway 18, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 51 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBF, 58 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 N5376F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.