NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW83LA216
Registry · N82946
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
CLASS A COACHES LLC
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.
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