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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 105 · Southern Pines, NC · March 22, 1997

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Date
March 22, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place
Southern Pines, NC
Airport
Moore County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N221T
Reported as
Piper PA18105
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total400 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N221TRegistered now · Piper PA-18 105S/N 18-2335 · Built 1953Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Student flared too high and too slow. Dropped 15 feet to the runway. CFI failed to timely correct. Gear folded. (-23) aircraft impacted runway in a nose high, slightly left wing low attitude resulting in substantial damage to airframe. Hard landing apparently resulted from pilot induced stall at approximately 50 feet above the surface. Accident occurred during a training flight which involved the demonstration of short field landings.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH AND TOO SLOW. DROPPED 15 FEET TO THE RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO TIMELY CORRECT. GEAR FOLDED. (-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH, SLIGHTLY LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. HARD LANDING APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM PILOT INDUCED STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT WHICH INVOLVED THE DEMONSTRATION OF SHORT FIELD LANDINGS.

Other reports on N221T · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20080619838969ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fayetteville, NC(-23) Pilot was landing at kfay. Upon touchdown, [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the aircraft. Aircraft ground looped to the right. The left wing and left elevator were damaged. No injuries were reported.Jun 19, 2008 · Substantial damageAccident 19770709020749ATakeoff Ground Roll · Alabaster, ALJul 9, 1977 · Substantial damageAccident 19760821023969ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · ALAug 21, 1976 · Substantial damage