- Date
- March 12, 1982, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2935SPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820312018259A
- Case key
- 69710
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While proceeding from a restaurant parking area to the runway, the aircraft had to be taxied across a bridge. The bridge was 30 ft wide and 50 ft long. It had no side rails and was used to cross a drainage ditch. A slight right turn was required just before going onto the bridge. While crossing the bridge, the plane drifted to the left and the left main wheel ran off of the bridge. The plane came to rest on the bridge with the left wing extending over the ditch. The pilot reported the wind was from the southeast at 7 gusting 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2935S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287990563
- Airframe hours
- 550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Arendale
- Registered owner
- James Arendale
- Departed
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Destination
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Airport
- S12 · Albany 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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 395 total · 3 in this make and model · 227 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.