# NTSB CHI82DA042: Piper PA-28-161, N2203B, Valparaiso, IN, February 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: February 8, 1982, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Coordinates: 41.470985, -87.050193 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4710&lon=-87.0502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72909/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA042

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - touch-and-go - selected, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7916117
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 28; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820208002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002759A), Feb 8, 1982: Piper PA28161, Valparasio, IN, Substantial damage. Student on first solo flight. Lost control on landing roll. Hit snowbank. Was reaching for something in cockpit.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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