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FTW83LA118

1983-02-12 · LUBBOCK, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F82

N5283P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-24-250, built 1958), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A TOUCH & GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN SHORT. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A 1 FT DIRT BANK APRX 2 FT SHORT OF THE PAVED RUNWAY. A NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT TO ALERT PLTS THAT THE FIRST 400 FT OF RUNWAY 17 & 35 WAS UNUSABLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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