Piper PA-22-125 N816A
27 February 1983 · Lajitas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-125 registered N816A was involved in an accident near Lajitas, Texas, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lajitas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lajitas (17XS)
- Coordinates
- 29.2803, -103.1799
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-125
- Registration
- N816A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alpine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA163
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
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SUPERVISED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FLT. AFTER ARRIVING AT AN EN ROUTE AIRPORT, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 WITH AN ESTIMATED CROSSWIND FROM 310 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS. AFTER DECELERATING TO TAXI SPEED ON THE RUNWAY, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT WAS BLOWN ONTO THE LEFT WING & NOSE, THEN OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM WHEN HE DEPARTED ON THE CROSS-COUNTRY & WERE FORCASTED TO REMAIN THE SAME. THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST FLIGHT TO THIS AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22-150 | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-22-150 | Dansville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Doddridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-22-135 | Parker, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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