- Date
- November 8, 1986, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chillicothe, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N55505Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861108060059A
- Case key
- 34323
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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 PIC rptd that he was taxiing out fm the ramp area to the runup area of the airport to prepare for takeoff. He stated he had noticed ground equipment operating on the arpt as he taxied out. He had also stated that the windshield had become fogged during the taxi time, which restricted his ability to see. The PIC did not confirm that statement in his report of the accident. The PIC stated that the vehicle, which was a streamroller, was backing onto the taxiway and he swerved to avoid it. The acft's left wing tip struck the large roller of the vehicle. The PIC had stated that he was aware of the movement of the vehicle, but did not expect it to move onto the taxiway. The operator of the roller could not be reached for comment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55505
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7305403
- Airframe hours
- 2,417
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Armand J. Peterson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 22, 1986 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- 9K4 · Chillicothe, MO
- Airport
- K48 · Chillicothe, runway 32, 3,900 × 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,304 total · 844 in this make and model · 1,102 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.