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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Lafayette, IN · May 3, 1996

Date
May 3, 1996 · 16:48 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2364N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA153
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing, aircraft bounced and broke the nose gear. (-23) student claims she entered the final approach segment with full flaps at approximately 70 kis. She believes she touched down on the main gear at about 65 KIAS and the aircraft bounced back into the air bout 15 ft. she is not sure what gear touched down first on the second touch down but she did notice that eng rotation and all engine instruments read (0) before she came to a complete stop.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR. (-23) STUDENT CLAIMS SHE ENTERED THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT WITH FULL FLAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KIS. SHE BELIEVES SHE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AT ABOUT 65 KIAS AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR BOUT 15 FT. SHE IS NOT SURE WHAT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN BUT SHE DID NOTICE THAT ENG ROTATION AND ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS READ (0) BEFORE SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

NTSB investigation

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