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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Anchorage, AK · March 7, 1989

Date: March 7, 1989 · 11:37 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25759
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total55 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N25759Registered now · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-81A0071 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student bounced and porpoised on landing. Stalled and landed nose first. Veered off runway into snow.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. STALLED AND LANDED NOSE FIRST. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW.

Other reports on N25759 · 3

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

Accident 19900701023239ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Cantwell, AKAt gross weight,unable to climb after takeoff to clear obstructions at end of gravel strip. Crashed into trees.Jul 1, 1990 · Substantial damage Incident 19890827054659ILevel Off Touchdown · Anchorage, AKStudent jerked control yoke aft on approach. Stalled. Departed runway. Instructor recovered control.Aug 27, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19820305002329ALevel Off Touchdown · Anchorage, AKStudent pilot leveled off high during landing and instructor did not correct situation causing hard landing.Mar 5, 1982 · Substantial damage