- Date
- July 22, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Morrison, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7912NPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840722034029A
- Case key
- 6505
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Analysis
The plt was giving free rides to his friends. He was attempting to land on rwy 27 when the 'aircraft lost lift at 15 feet above the rwy.' The acft dropped to the rwy in a three point attitude, the plt added power to regain control. The left wing tip and the nose of the acft contacted a bean crop on the left side of the rwy and the acft nosedover. Examination of the acft after the accident revealed that the flaps were full down and the carb heat control was in the 'hot' position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7912N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 285324
- Airframe hours
- 2,137
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil H. Mitchell, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 1984
- Airport
- Farm Strip, runway 27, 2,000 × 54 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 150 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CSV, 46 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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