19850805039889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J4A · Duncan, OK · August 5, 1985

Date
August 5, 1985 · 07:00 local
Place
Duncan, OK
Airport
Halliburton
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30986
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA328
Reported as
Piper J4A
Reported engine
Continental C858F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
792 total62 in this make and model19 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.

Ballooned on landing flare and landed hard when engine hesitated upon power application. Taxied back to hangar.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED ON LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD WHEN ENGINE HESITATED UPON POWER APPLICATION. TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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