19820324014659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA44180 · New Smyrna Beac, FL · March 24, 1982

Date
March 24, 1982 · 19:45 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport
New Smyrna Beach
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N257ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82IA082
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,857 total0 in this make and model0 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 made hard landing, instructor failed to correct. Fatigue crack found in trunnion below web.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING, INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT. FATIGUE CRACK FOUND IN TRUNNION BELOW WEB.

NTSB investigation

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