Piper PA-28-235 accident near Graytown, Ohio, April 15, 1982
On April 15, 1982 at about 4:50 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-235, registered N9010W, was destroyed in an accident near Graytown, Ohio (Private Strip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 15, 1982 · about 4:50 pm local time
- Place
- Graytown, Ohio · Private Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · all PA-28-235s on the register
- Registration
- N9010W · registry record · serial 28-10592
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SOFT AREA ON THE PILOT'S PRIVATELY OWNED SOD RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during landing - roll
- NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, APLN
- Flight time: 312 hours in all; 209 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 209 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 2
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,721 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Toledo OH at 12:45 pm
- Destination: Graytown OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,650 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 149°C, dew point 0°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI82DA122.