- Date
- February 23, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7681WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870223003509A
- Case key
- 7381
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that a gusting x-wind existed during the approach to land. When he reduced pwr for touchdown, the acft pitched nose down, began a rapid sink and landed hard. The plt noted that he had the yoke full back but was unable to arrest the sink rate. He stated that the airspeed was 'normal' over the threshold, and that the acft did not stall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7681W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1669
- Airframe hours
- 1,545
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles A. Asbill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- 4A7 · Bear Creek
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 229 in this make and model · 229 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.