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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Westhampton Bea, NY · May 25, 1992

Date
May 25, 1992 · 14:28 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
Suffolk County
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15109
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92LA077
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming LIO360C1E6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total1,100 in this make and model120 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.

High sink rate on final. Student corrected by back pressure. CFI took over applied power. Too slow. Stalled.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. STUDENT CORRECTED BY BACK PRESSURE. CFI TOOK OVER APPLIED POWER. TOO SLOW. STALLED.

NTSB investigation

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