Piper PA-28-181 N8367T

Summary

On 22 July 2022 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8367T, operated by Majors Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Neosho, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 2022 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Neosho, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (KEOS)

Coordinates

36.8171, -94.3883

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8367T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Majors Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA360

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent application of the right brake and subsequent loss of airplane directional control, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and impact with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was traveling north on the taxiway and had intended to apply the left brake to taxi the airplane toward the runway, but he inadvertently applied the right brake. The airplane departed the taxiway and went down an embankment where it impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.