Piper AEROSTAR 601P N8043J

Summary

On 19 January 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper AEROSTAR 601P registered N8043J, operated by Corl Inc and Mostoller Acft MA, was involved in an accident near Somerset, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

19 January 1982 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Somerset County (2G9)

Coordinates

39.9993, -79.0708

Aircraft

Piper AEROSTAR 601P

Registration

N8043J

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Corl Inc and Mostoller Acft MA

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerset → University Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82DA026

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCREW INTENDED TO DEPART AT 1600 EST, BUT DUE TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RESERVATION RESTRICTIONS, THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED UNTIL 1700. THE PILOT REPORTED THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE ROTATION AT 85 TO 90 KTS, WHEN FREEZING RAIN BEGAN TO OBSCURE THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. AT LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RUDDER AND AILERON TO CORRECT THE ROLL, AT WHICH TIME, THE AIRSPEED DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED INITIATING ROTATION AGAIN AT 90 KTS AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLL LEFT AGAIN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A FROZEN SNOW PLOW RUT AND SEPARATED, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.