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FTW83LA216

1983-04-30 · ROSWELL, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ROW

Current FAA registration · N82946

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1977 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19771228
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB554D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE CFI STATED, THE ACFT WAS LINED UP ON THE CENTER LINE AT THE END OF RUNWAY 17. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, HE OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. HE FURTHER STATED, 'I REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AS THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND WE SLID TO A STOP.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA216.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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