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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Easton, PA · December 13, 1990

Date
December 13, 1990 · 11:15 local
Place
Easton, PA
Airport
Easton Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9898K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA047
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total800 in this make and model300 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.

CFI allowed aircraft to sink too low on demo forced landing. Hit bank short of runway. Used flaps to extend glide.

As the FAA filed it

CFI ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SINK TOO LOW ON DEMO FORCED LANDING. HIT BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. USED FLAPS TO EXTEND GLIDE.

NTSB investigation

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