- Date
- April 25, 1987, 17:38 local (21:38 UTC)
- Place
- W.Mifflin, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7726WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870425011669A
- Case key
- 30635
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot made a landing on runway 10 at the allegheny county airport, however during landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The acft swerved right and collided with a cast iron sewer that was raised about 6' above the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7726W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1733
- Airframe hours
- 1,663
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank Ali
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 21, 1986 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- AGL · Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport
- AGL · Allegheny Co., runway 10, 6,500 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 825 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.