- Date
- December 14, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7243WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71696
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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
The pilot and flight instructor (CFI) were on an instructional flight for a biennial flight review. The pilot reported that during the landing, the sun was in his eyes. He stated that on final approach, the aircraft encountered a downdraft and struck a three-foot snowbank. The snowbank was located on the end of the runway between the threshold lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7243W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 281066
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John E. Wise, Jr.
- Registered owner
- John E. Wise, Jr.
- Departed
- N66 · Midland, VA
- Destination
- N66 · Midland, VA
- Airport
- W66 · Warrenton-Fauquier, runway 24, 2,090 × 40 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 200 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F