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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-150 · Tonopah, NV · June 6, 2000

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Date
June 6, 2000 · 10:45 local
Place
Tonopah, NV
Airport
Tonopah
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5737W
Reported as
Piper PA28150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total79 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N5737WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-150S/N 28-1426 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-28-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)June 6, 2000, at 0955 PDT, the student pilot took off from Tonopah Airport (tph), in N5737W, a Piper PA-28-150, praticing flight maneuvers for his checkride. During his flight at approximately 1045-1100 PDT, the student decided to perform soft field landings at mud lake. The student stated that he had performed previous landings at mud lake with his flight instructor. The aircraft approached from the north-northwest, with the wind at 170 degrees, at 8 knots. At about 10 ft to 15 ft above ground, the aircraft felt the nose pitch up and the airspeed drop, resulting in a stall, and a hard landing on the dry lakebed. On impact the nose gear broke off causing the prop to strike the ground several times. The right-hand and left-hand wing developed small wrinkles from the impact and the nose cowling had several places that were bent and buckled. The distance from impact to the aircraft final resting was approximately 115 ft to 120 ft. no post-crash fire or injuries were noted. The certified flight instructor qualifications are in question. And will refer to 44709 ride. Student was not authorized to land on mud lake. And during the landing, student landed the aircraft in a downwind approach, which resulted in stalling the aircraft and causing a hard landing on the dry lakebed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)JUNE 6, 2000, AT 0955 PDT, THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TONOPAH AIRPORT (TPH), IN N5737W, A PIPER PA-28-150, PRATICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS FOR HIS CHECKRIDE. DURING HIS FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1045-1100 PDT, THE STUDENT DECIDED TO PERFORM SOFT FIELD LANDINGS AT MUD LAKE. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED PREVIOUS LANDINGS AT MUD LAKE WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST, WITH THE WIND AT 170 DEGREES, AT 8 KNOTS. AT ABOUT 10 FT TO 15 FT ABOVE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT FELT THE NOSE PITCH UP AND THE AIRSPEED DROP, RESULTING IN A STALL, AND A HARD LANDING ON THE DRY LAKEBED. ON IMPACT THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE RIGHT-HAND AND LEFT-HAND WING DEVELOPED SMALL WRINKLES FROM THE IMPACT AND THE NOSE COWLING HAD SEVERAL PLACES THAT WERE BENT AND BUCKLED. THE DISTANCE FROM IMPACT TO THE AIRCRAFT FINAL RESTING WAS APPROXIMATELY 115 FT TO 120 FT. NO POST-CRASH FIRE OR INJURIES WERE NOTED. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS ARE IN QUESTION. AND WILL REFER TO 44709 RIDE. STUDENT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO LAND ON MUD LAKE. AND DURING THE LANDING, STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A DOWNWIND APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN STALLING THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING A HARD LANDING ON THE DRY LAKEBED.