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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Stillwater, OK · March 29, 1997

Date
March 29, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place
Stillwater, OK
Airport
Stillwater Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N194BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA152
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model16 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.

Student lost control landing in a crosswind. Skidded off runway. Tore off nose gear. Damaged wing. (-23) student pilot landed in gusty wind conditions and lost control of the aircraft. The side load broke the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. TORE OFF NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED WING. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SIDE LOAD BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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