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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Victoria, TX · August 16, 1989

Date
August 16, 1989 · 22:15 local
Place
Victoria, TX
Airport
Victoria Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8250D
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total50 in this make and model150 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 flared higher than normal. Instructor told him to apply power and lower nose. Did opposite. Hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO APPLY POWER AND LOWER NOSE. DID OPPOSITE. HARD LANDING.

Other reports on N8250D · 1

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