19790411006699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Albuquerque, NM · April 11, 1979

Date
April 11, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Valencia
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4470E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FQA26
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
702 total9 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student made hard landing. Bent structure holding rudder cables. Rudder control lost. Directional control lost.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING. BENT STRUCTURE HOLDING RUDDER CABLES. RUDDER CONTROL LOST. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.