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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Ottumwa, IA · September 21, 2016

Date: September 21, 2016 · 11:00 local
Place: Ottumwa, IA
Airport: Ottumwa
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: B9LS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3803T
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA501
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,215 total9 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N3803TRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30117 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the final turn of a power-off 180 degree landing, a loss of airspeed caused the aircraft (Piper arrow PA-28R 180) N3803T to stall which led to a hard landing on the approach end of runway 13 at kotm. The left landing gear contacted the runway first, followed by the nose and right landing gear. Upon inspection, the right wing skin was wrinkled from the fuselage to the wing tip. Substantial wing structure damage was also discovered in the right gear well.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE FINAL TURN OF A POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE LANDING, A LOSS OF AIRSPEED CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT (PIPER ARROW PA-28R 180) N3803T TO STALL WHICH LED TO A HARD LANDING ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 13 AT KOTM. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED FROM THE FUSELAGE TO THE WING TIP. SUBSTANTIAL WING STRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS ALSO DISCOVERED IN THE RIGHT GEAR WELL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA16CA501Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOttumwa, IAThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a simulated engine failure and landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the…Sep 21, 2016 · Substantial damage