Piper PA-28-180 N55505

Summary

On 8 November 1986 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N55505 was involved in an accident near Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 November 1986 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chillicothe, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Chillicothe (K48)

Coordinates

39.7906, -93.5504

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N55505

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chillicothe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC87LA021

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

THE PIC RPTD THAT HE WAS TAXIING OUT FM THE RAMP AREA TO THE RUNUP AREA OF THE AIRPORT TO PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF. HE STATED HE HAD NOTICED GROUND EQUIPMENT OPERATING ON THE ARPT AS HE TAXIED OUT. HE HAD ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD BECOME FOGGED DURING THE TAXI TIME, WHICH RESTRICTED HIS ABILITY TO SEE. THE PIC DID NOT CONFIRM THAT STATEMENT IN HIS REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A STREAMROLLER, WAS BACKING ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND HE SWERVED TO AVOID IT. THE ACFT'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE LARGE ROLLER OF THE VEHICLE. THE PIC HAD STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT EXPECT IT TO MOVE ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE OPERATOR OF THE ROLLER COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.