Event FTW84LA019

1983-10-12 BIG SPRING, Texas, United States Airport · 21XS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3092T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-28R-200

Year of manufacture

1972 · 11 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19720810

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A34371

Registrant of record

TANGO LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3092T Piper PA-28-180 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF, HE MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE FROM A 6 FT X 6 INCH CONCRETE BLOCK. THE LEFT BRAKE HOUSING HIT THE BLOCK WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE ACFT UNTIL AFTER THE FLT & WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE UNTIL THEN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW84LA019.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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