- Date
- August 7, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Westerly, RI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5533JPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830807041419A
- Case key
- 35247
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing, the plt proceeded to taxi to the ramp area. While maneuvering within the ramp area, the plt taxied the acft into a construction zone. Reportedly, the right main wheel dropped into a rough area & resulted in substantial damage to the right wing & minor damage to the propeller & brake line. The plt stated that this area was not adequately marked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5533J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-995
- Airframe hours
- 8,857
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E45B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- New England Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1983 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- BID · Block Island, RI
- Destination
- WST · Westerly, RI
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- WST · Wersterly State
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,177 total · 42 in this make and model · 1,995 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N5533J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.