- Date
- August 16, 1983, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Basye, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8242LPiper PA-28AT-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830816041779A
- Case key
- 6169
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt instructor (CFI) was giving the private plt a familiarization flt. During an apch to rwy 23 at Basye, VA, at dusk, the acft got low & the CFI instructed the plt to add power. However, when the throttle was advanced, the eng reportedly did not respond. Subsequently, the acft landed short of the rwy, then rolled across a drainage levee where the left gear collapsed. An exam of the eng revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure. Later after the eng was repaired, it lost power during takeoff. The emergency boost pump was turned on & power was restored. The plt returned for landing & turned the boost pump off on short final & power was lost again, but power was again restored when it was turned on. The eng driven fuel pump was replaced & the acft was test flown again & operated normallly. The fuel pump that was removed was bench tested later, but was found to meet the manufacturers specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8242L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28AT-201T (PA-28AT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 283-8031148
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marine Air Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- FDK · Fredrick, MD
- Airport
- W92 · Sky Bryce, runway 23, 2,240 × 50 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
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 350 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 225° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.