40.0749° N, 80.6934° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Wheeling, WV
Airport
Wheeling
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2522D
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total14 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot solo bounced on landing after approach with excessive airspeed. All 3 gear struck runway 3 times.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT SOLO BOUNCED ON LANDING AFTER APPROACH WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. ALL 3 GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY 3 TIMES.