19870402008259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Uvalde, TX · April 2, 1987

Date
April 2, 1987 · 08:45 local
Place
Uvalde, TX
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4450E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA090
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,028 total450 in this make and model95 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.

The aircraft hit the ground during emergency landing practice. The CFI started go around too late. Wind shear.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND DURING EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE. THE CFI STARTED GO AROUND TOO LATE. WIND SHEAR.

NTSB investigation

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