NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA87FA040
Registry · N930MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
2020
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-B4A (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20200914
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACE6BD
Registrant of record
PLACEWAY SCOTT M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AS THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LIFTED AT APRX 60 KNOTS, THE ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GLIDE SLOPE BUILDING. THE LEFT ENG AND PROPELLER WERE EXAMINED AND BOTH COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE DAMAGE FOUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A PROPELLER STRIKE AND RESULTANT SUDDEN STOPPAGE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS OR RIGHT POWERPLANT TO SUGGEST A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GLIDE SLOPE BUILDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_MIA87FA040.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
DHC-6 Twin Otter Tailplane Airfoil Section Testing in the Ohio State University 7x10 Wind Tunnel
Ice contaminated tailplane stall (ICTS) has been found to be responsible for 16 accidents with 139 fatalities over the last three decades, and is suspected to have played a role in other accidents and…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
In-Flight Aerodynamic Measurements of an Iced Horizontal Tailplane
The effects of tailplane icing on aircraft dynamics and tailplane aerodynamics were investigated using, NASA's modified DHC-6 Twin Otter icing research aircraft.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Investigation of Dynamic Flight Maneuvers With an Iced Tailplane
A detailed analysis of two of the dynamic maneuvers, the pushover and elevator doublet, from the NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program are discussed.
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