Piper PA-38-112 N900AA

Summary

On 5 May 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N900AA, operated by Appalachian Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Jonesboro, Tennessee, 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.

Date

5 May 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jonesboro, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Decker Farm

Coordinates

36.2893, -82.4696

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N900AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Appalachian Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bristol → Bristol

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA125

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

AFTER UTILIZING THE SOUTHWEST RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE LIMP WINDSOCK HAD SHIFTED TO INDICATE USE OF THE NORTHEAST RUNWAY. THE NEXT TAKEOFF WAS THEREFORE MADE TO THE NORTHEAST, WITH AN UPHILL GRADIENT TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER A SLOWER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY BECAME AIRBORNE WHEN IT PASSED OVER A RISE IN THE RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE AIRSPEED THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN GROUND EFFECT UNTIL IT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND YAWED OUT OF CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.