- Date
- February 14, 1982, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N24007Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820214004349A
- Case key
- 71402
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While the instructor was demonstrating recovery procedures from a low approach, the main gear struck snow on a small rise about 400 feet short of the runway. Subsequently, the pilot was forced to land in about 18 inches of snow and the gear failed. The instructor stated that his outside references were eroded by the sun reflecting through a thin overcast on an all white environment of snow covered terrain. He also said there was a slight haze reflection near the ground when facing south. The instructor was not wearing colored glasses at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24007
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A1074
- Airframe hours
- 597
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Gfe Aviation Inc
- Departed
- 6I4 · Lebanon, IN
- Destination
- 6I4 · Lebanon, IN
- Airport
- 6I4 · Boone County, runway 18, 3,600 × 30 ft, concrete
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
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,341 total · 525 in this make and model · 2,149 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N24007 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.