19820323005179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Opa Locka, FL · March 23, 1982

Date
March 23, 1982 · 10:23 local
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Phase of flight
Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2463F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DA080
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total5 in this make and model130 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.

Pilot practicing emergency landing allowed aircraft to touch down on unsuitable terrain and wing hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDING ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND WING HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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