- Date
- April 23, 1982, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Montgomery, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2368BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820423013709A
- Case key
- 71755
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was on his second supervised solo flight. After a 30 minute local flight, he returned to the airport to practice full-flap, touch and go landings on runway 9. The wind was from 100 degrees at 11 knots. During his first landing, the student touched down hard at 70 knots and bounced. He added power, but bounced again. On the third touchdown, the nosewheel collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2368B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38 79A0027
- Airframe hours
- 861
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Montgomery Aviation Corporatio
- Registered owner
- Montgomery Aviation Corporatio
- Departed
- MGM · Montgomery, AL
- Destination
- MGM · Montgomery, AL
- Airport
- MGM · Dannelly Field, runway 9, 9,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12 total · 12 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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