Piper PA-28-161 N47916
28 October 1982 · McAllen, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1982 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N47916, operated by Pan American Flying Club, was involved in an accident near McAllen, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McAllen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miller Field (MFE)
- Coordinates
- 26.2094, -98.2304
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N47916
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pan American Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McAllen → McAllen
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHILE ON APPROACH THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND DOWNDRAFTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE NUMBER 2 APPROACH LIGHT STANCHION. THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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