- Date
- January 27, 1982, 20:00 local (Jan 28, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Charlottesville, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2466BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820127002669A
- Case key
- 70206
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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.
Analysis
After performing four successful night approaches the pilot attempted a short field approach with the landing light off. On final he stated it appeared he was getting too low so he turned the landing light on and continued the approach. The aircraft struck a bank 50 feet short of the runway and continued through a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2466B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0073
- Airframe hours
- 688
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry W. Garton
- Registered owner
- Atlantic Aero Inc.
- Departed
- CHO · Charlottesville, VA
- Destination
- CHO · Charlottesville, VA
- Airport
- CHO · Albemarle, runway 3, 6,000 × 0 ft, macadam
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 203 total · 85 in this make and model · 145 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.