SEA82DYA03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Rexburg, ID · November 17, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 17, 1981
Place
Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2106JPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123152

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3419  81/11/17   REXBURG,ID          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N2106J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REXBURG,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           41                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WINDS REPTD FR IDAHO FALLS FSS 26MILES SW OF REXBURG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2106J
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rexburg Municipal

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.