- Date
- August 15, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Huntsville, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2514EPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820815041589A
- Case key
- 71126
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Analysis
The student pilot was on a flight check to obtain a private pilot certificate. The flight examiner had instructed him to stay in the pattern and demonstrate a short field approach and landing. The flight examiner stated that on final approach, the aiming point seemed a little short, but otherwise, the approach was satisfactory until the student suddenly reduced the power. The aircraft began to settle and the student was instructed to get the nose up. He raised the nose, but did not apply power. The examiner then applied power, but the aircraft continued to settle and the right main gear struck a fence post about 30 ft short of the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2514E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0477
- Airframe hours
- 1,226
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Carlton Franklin
- Registered owner
- Muscle Shoals Aviation
- Departed
- M82 · Huntsville, AL
- Destination
- M82 · Huntsville, AL
- Airport
- M82 · North Huntsville, runway 18, 3,775 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 56 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Observed at
- HSV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.