19950928046849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Placerville, CA · September 28, 1995

Date
September 28, 1995 · 14:15 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CUEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2481F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA349
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model35 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.

Tried to arrest high sink rate on final by raising nose without adding power. Impacted runway. Bounced into VASI.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL BY RAISING NOSE WITHOUT ADDING POWER. IMPACTED RUNWAY. BOUNCED INTO VASI.

NTSB investigation

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