Piper PA-28R-200 N1092X

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 03:35 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N1092X, operated by George Frangie, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1982 at 03:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

McCarrin Inter'l (MCV)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N1092X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

George Frangie

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oxnard → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX82FVW03

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE NIGHT LANDING, HE MAINTAINED A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL SPEED AND POWER SINCE THIS WAS HIS FIRST NIGHT LANDING AT THE MCCARRAN AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, HEAVY LEFT RUDDER WAS NEEDED. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN, KEPT THE NOSE UP, AND WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THE RIGHT WING WENT TO THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER DROPPED TO THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A DITCH. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ALL 3 GEAR WERE FOUND IN THE GEAR WELLS, BUT THE MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE PARTIALLY OPENED. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE LOCK-OUT FEATURE WAS NOT ENGAGED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE GEAR SYSTEM, EXCEPT THAT THE WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. WHEN CHECKED, THE HORN HOUSING BECAME HOT AND EVENTUALLY DEACTIVATED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, WHICH IN TURN, DEACTIVATED THE GEAR POSITION LIGHTS. THE PILOT DID NOT RECALL SEEING A SAFE GEAR INDICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.