Piper PA-22-108 N5208Z
25 May 1983 · Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5208Z, operated by James E. Alex, was involved in an accident near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.2702, -91.9002
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N5208Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James E. Alex
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Breaux Bridge → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA248
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 ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON A WET SOFT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE NEEDED MORE EXPERIENCE IN JUDGING GRASS STRIP CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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