19870822049829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Buckeye, AZ · August 22, 1987

Date
August 22, 1987 · 09:30 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Airport
Buckeye Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DQXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2483L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA313
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
742 total170 in this make and model97 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 caused a pitch up on the landing flare. CFI delayed in recovery. Result hard landing and severe damage.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT CAUSED A PITCH UP ON THE LANDING FLARE. CFI DELAYED IN RECOVERY. RESULT HARD LANDING AND SEVERE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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