Piper PA-28-140 N5624U

Summary

On 28 August 1982 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5624U, operated by Orlando G. Salvato, was involved in an accident near Twenty-Nine Pal, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1982 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Twenty-Nine Pal, California, United States

Nearest airport

Twenty-Nine Palms (TNP)

Coordinates

34.2392, -115.8606

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5624U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Orlando G. Salvato

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twenty-Nine Pal → Apple Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA319

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

WHILE PREPARING TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT TAXIED TO A POSITION NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF RUNWAY 8/26 WHERE IT INTERSECTED WITH A 750 FT TAXIWAY. AT THAT POINT, THE TAXIWAY ANGLED TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 17/35. THE PILOT MISTOOK THE TAXIWAY FOR THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY. AFTER MAKING A 360 DEG TURN TO CLEAR THE AREA, HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON THE TAXIWAY. BY THE TIME THE PLANE CAME TO THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, IT WAS TOO SLOW TO LIFT OFF AND THE PILOT WAS AFRAID IT WAS TOO FAST TO TURN ON TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE PAVED SURFACE AND RAN INTO A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATION WERE 93 DEG AND 1808 FT, RESPECTIVELY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.