- Date
- August 6, 1984, 08:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place
- Liberty, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9549TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840806040749A
- Case key
- 6515
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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 instructor pilot retarted the throttle to simulate an engine failure on daownwind at 800 ft AGL after his student had completed a touch and go landing. The CFI then turned to land in the direction opposite the last takeoff, but was unable to achieve proper alignment with the rwy. A go-around was delayed & the acft collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9549T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0129
- Airframe hours
- 2,833
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Causey Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 17, 1984 · 83 hours before
- Airport
- 2A5 · Causey, runway 2, 2,500 × 30 ft
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 825 total · 50 in this make and model · 133 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.