- Date
- May 17, 1986, 10:48 local (14:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrenceburg, TN
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N98387Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517018049A
- Case key
- 7102
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Planned approach - poorCause
Proper glidepath - not maintainedCause
Proper touchdown point - not identifiedCause
Descent - not correctedCause
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The student plt had asked a pvt plt to ride with him while he (the student) took his son in law up for a ride. When approaching the rwy for landing, the student plt allowed the acft to collide with the berm short of the rwy. The acft came to a stop on the approach end of the rwy without ldg gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98387
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26204
- Airframe hours
- 3,075
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wenston Holt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985 · 41 hours before
- Airport
- 2M2 · Lawrenceburg Muni, runway 16, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 25 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.