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FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Las Vegas, NV · June 7, 2002

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Date
June 7, 2002 · 07:18 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4967E
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
N4967ERegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2002 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0045 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine 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.

(-23) On June 7, 2002 N4967E, Piper PA38-112, with an instructor and student aboard, landed hard on runway 18 at Henderson executive airport, Henderson, NV. The crew were attempting their third touch-and-go landing when the aircraft bounced after making contact with the runway approximately 1000 feet south of the threshold. According to the instructor, she did not take the controls but called for the student to apply full power and retract the flaps. The aircraft left the runway to the east side, collided with the dirt apron, and came to rest approximately 1400 feet south of the threshold. The aircraft sustained extensive damage to the left wing, bending the center and aft spar where the left main gear is mounted. The left wing leading edge was separated from the fuselage. The nose gear collapsed due to the hard landing and the propeller broke off at the propeller flange. The right wing tip had been scraped on the bottom. The rear tie-down was torn from the fuselage. The only injury was a cut on the student's left knee.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2002 N4967E, PIPER PA38-112, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ABOARD, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 18 AT HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, HENDERSON, NV. THE CREW WERE ATTEMPTING THEIR THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SOUTH OF THE THRESHOLD. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, SHE DID NOT TAKE THE CONTROLS BUT CALLED FOR THE STUDENT TO APPLY FULL POWER AND RETRACT THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST SIDE, COLLIDED WITH THE DIRT APRON, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET SOUTH OF THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, BENDING THE CENTER AND AFT SPAR WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IS MOUNTED. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE HARD LANDING AND THE PROPELLER BROKE OFF AT THE PROPELLER FLANGE. THE RIGHT WING TIP HAD BEEN SCRAPED ON THE BOTTOM. THE REAR TIE-DOWN WAS TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE ONLY INJURY WAS A CUT ON THE STUDENT'S LEFT KNEE.