Piper PA-28-200R N2141T
21 September 1992 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1992 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-200R registered N2141T, operated by Forbes, Myrick R., was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bourland (50F)
- Coordinates
- 32.6397, -97.5004
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-200R
- Registration
- N2141T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Forbes, Myrick R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92LA229
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE WITH THE HOLE. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF MARKINGS AND THE POOR MAINTENANCE OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PILOT ROLLED PAST THE CENTER TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING. AFTER A 180 DEGREE TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXPEDITE EXITING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY DUE TO LANDING TRAFFIC. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FELL INTO A 10 INCH POTHOLE ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, GEAR ATTACHING STRUCTURE AND THE LEFT WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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