Piper PA-20 N1961A
22 December 1982 · Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1982 at about 16:05 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N1961A, operated by Julius C. Malsby, was involved in an accident near Lee's Summit, Missouri, 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 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- MacOmas-Lees Summit Muni (K84)
- Coordinates
- 38.9107, -94.3798
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N1961A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Julius C. Malsby
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lee's Summit → Lee's Summit
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83LA043
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 PILOT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT IN A TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS OBSERVING FROM ABOUT 300 FT FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED AND TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A DEPRESSION AND COLLAPSED AS THE PLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | David Ascher | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near McGrath, Alaska, United States | David Baker | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | John L. Gibbens | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-20-A | Phillips Field, Alaska, United States | Walter G. Lyon | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Stephen J. Gerrish | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dick Nash | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 17-30 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | John M. Lindhorst | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1982 | Bensen M8M | Gerald, Missouri, United States | Richard J. Barlow | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188 | Appleton City, Missouri, United States | Odell Priest | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1982 | Bell 47G-2 | Osage Beech, Missouri, United States | East Bank Co. | No injuries | - |