# NTSB CHI82DA055: Piper PA-38-112, N24007, Lebanon, IN, February 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 14, 1982, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Coordinates: 40.190994, -86.349159 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1910&lon=-86.3492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71402/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA055

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - whiteout (contributing factor)
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24007-2007-02-15), registration cancelled 2007-02-15, S/N 38-79A1074, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3879A1074
- Airframe hours: 597
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820214004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820214004349A), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA38112, Lebanon, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed short of runway during instructor demonstration of low approach.

## Other investigations on N24007 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW04LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA125), May 10, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N24007), Oil City, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall..

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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