- Date
- February 8, 1982, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2203BPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820208002759A
- Case key
- 72909
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
Touch-and-go - selected
On ground/water collision with object
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor
Analysis
The right wing was observed rising and left wing striking the runway during the student pilot's third touch and go on an initial solo flight. When the main gear settled on to the runway the right wing again lifted into the air and the left wing struck a snowbank on the side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2203B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916117
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Northwest Aviation
- Registered owner
- Glenmar Investment, Inc
- Departed
- VPZ · Valparaiso, IN
- Destination
- VPZ · Valparaiso, IN
- Airport
- VPZ · Porter County, runway 9, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 13 total · 13 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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