- Date
- October 17, 1987, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91461Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871017060039A
- Case key
- 7656
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI rptd that the student flared the airplane about 50 ft abv the rwy and stalled it; the airplane dropped to the rwy and bounced. He assumed control of the airplane from the student and attempted to prevent a crosswind from blowing the airplane to the side of the rwy. The acft drifted to the side of the rwy in spite of his corrective efforts and impacted a tree. This was the cfi's first flight giving instruction after recently obtaining his instructor certification. He had about 3 hrs total flt experience in this model acft. The student had 10 hrs total flt experience, all of which was obtained in this model acft. The student had not yet soloed. The CFI reported that he may have been complacent about the student's ability to handle the acft; the student's previous instructor had indicated to him earlier that the student was skillful at handling the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91461
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-82A0035
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 29, 1986
- Departed
- 4A7
- Airport
- 4A7 · Henry Co./Bear Creek, runway 6, 3,375 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 287 total · 3 in this make and model · 144 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.