# Accident 19960530012119A: Piper PA28161, Longview, TX, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Gregg County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5090° N, 94.7591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5090&lon=-94.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8275Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275Z-1999-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, LOST AIRSPEED, STALLED ON FINAL APPROACH, CRASH LANDED. (-23) ON MAY 30, 1996, AT 1513 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA28-161, N8275Z, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY LE TOURNEAU UNIVERSITY AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 141, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT LONGVIEW, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIHGT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT LONGVIEW, TEXAS ABOUT 1410, AND WAS PERFORMING POWER OFF LANDINGS AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO AN OPERATOR REPORT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED STUDENT WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 17. DURING THE SECOND POWER OFF LANDING, THE STUDENT INITIATED A FORWARD SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME OUT OF THE SLIP IT WAS REPORTED THE AIRSPEED INDICATED 60 KNOTS. THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE FLIGHT INSTRU                                                  CTOR WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA233), May 30, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N8275Z), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot rated student, while landing with a tailwind; and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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