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NYC82DA026

1982-01-19 · SOMERSET, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2G9

N8043J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCREW INTENDED TO DEPART AT 1600 EST, BUT DUE TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RESERVATION RESTRICTIONS, THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED UNTIL 1700. THE PILOT REPORTED THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE ROTATION AT 85 TO 90 KTS, WHEN FREEZING RAIN BEGAN TO OBSCURE THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. AT LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RUDDER AND AILERON TO CORRECT THE ROLL, AT WHICH TIME, THE AIRSPEED DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED INITIATING ROTATION AGAIN AT 90 KTS AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLL LEFT AGAIN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A FROZEN SNOW PLOW RUT AND SEPARATED, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BESIDE THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC82DA026.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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