- Date
- January 19, 1982, 15:36 local (20:36 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N26093Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820119001349A
- Case key
- 70881
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Analysis
The pilot-in-command was a student on a check flight for a private license. The check pilot was an FAA inspector. The flight was conducted from an airport with runways that were partially covered with snow and ice. The mishap occurred while the pilot was demonstrating a short field takeoff on the third departure. According to the pilot, the aircraft began to veer to the left during rotation. The pilot stated that he then brought the nose down, shut the power off, applied brakes, and the aircraft slid into the snow. The inspector reported that the plane lifted off prematurely, then settled back onto the runway after a very short time. When the plane slid to the left of the centerline, the inspector put her foot on the right rudder pedal. She found that the pilot already had it completely depressed. As the left main gear went into the snow, the aircraft was pulled farther left. It came to rest 6 feet off of the runway with damage to the propeller, left wing, and an engine mount.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26093
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81AO115
- Airframe hours
- 215
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Bartell Aviation
- Registered owner
- James R Norberg
- Departed
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Destination
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport
- GRR · Kent County, runway 8, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 48 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N26093 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.