19890915035199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Fernandina Beac, FL · September 15, 1989

Date
September 15, 1989 · 19:10 local
Place
Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport
Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91344
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA250
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total18 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student pilot invited private pilot student to go along and make a landing. Caught downdraft crashed on short final

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT INVITED PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT TO GO ALONG AND MAKE A LANDING. CAUGHT DOWNDRAFT CRASHED ON SHORT FINAL

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N91344 · 1

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