- Date
- November 17, 1984, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Luray Caverns, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9360JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841117062479A
- Case key
- 6712
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed on a inadequate field during a simulated forced landing that became a real emergency because the fltinstructor cut the mixture to off. The CFI took over the landing at the last part of the approach and told the student to restart the engine. The student lost time trying to restart with the mixture off. When he discovered the mixture off and corrected it they were on the ground. No damage was done until a takeoff was attempted and a fence was struck. The plt said that the field was rough and slowed their acceleration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9360J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3459
- Airframe hours
- 2,648
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Moseley, Elmo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- New Market, VA
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 798 total · 358 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.