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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Auburn, WA · June 11, 1980

Date
June 11, 1980 · 14:50 local
Place
Auburn, WA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9274T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYE35
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,289 total264 in this make and model243 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 pilot jammed control wheel forward after leveloff. Airplane impacted runway nose first.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT JAMMED CONTROL WHEEL FORWARD AFTER LEVELOFF. AIRPLANE IMPACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST.

NTSB investigation

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