19881111050459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · St Petersburg-C, FL · November 11, 1988

Date
November 11, 1988 · 16:40 local
Place
St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport
St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81609
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA026
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360E1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total100 in this make and model220 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.

Allowed student to be low and slow on approach. Landed short and gear was severed after hitting runway lip.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED STUDENT TO BE LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH. LANDED SHORT AND GEAR WAS SEVERED AFTER HITTING RUNWAY LIP.

NTSB investigation

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