# Accident 19860705039519A: Piper PA23, Iowa City, IA, July 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6496° N, 91.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6496&lon=-91.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1130P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1130P-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705039519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE STUDENT REDUCED POWER ON THE WRONG ENGINE ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. LOW TIME INSTRUCTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC86LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA171), Jul 5, 1986: Piper PA-23-150 (N1130P), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1130P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840806045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806045799I), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Inadvertently raised landing gear handle instead of wing flaps on the landing roll. The gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19840626037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626037269I), Jun 26, 1984: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing rollout. No defects found. Evidence indicates pilot selected gear up by mistake.
- [Accident 19730820022889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820022889A), Aug 20, 1973: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Baggage door came open. Plt flew apch,ip told him to reduce pwr. Gr hit 4 inch rwy lip during roll

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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