Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-38-112 N9655T

31 May 1982 · Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 May 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9655T, operated by Stanford Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
St. Lucie County (FPR)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-38-112
Registration
N9655T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Stanford Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ft. Pierce → Ft. Pierce
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA82DA126

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER HE APPLIED BACK PRESSURE FOR A CLIMB ATTITUDE AT ABOUT 60 TO 62 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO CLIMB, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE NOSE DROPPED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING ABOUT THREE WEEKS PREVIOUSLY. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNT HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS NO LOGBOOK ENTRY REGARDING ANY REPAIR ON THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR FRACTURE DID NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF CORROSION, FATIGUE, OR PREVIOUS CRACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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