- Date
- April 23, 1983, 14:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- Wadsworth, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2607BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830423015179A
- Case key
- 12142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, the passenger, who was building an ultralight acft, was in the left seat & was being familiarized with flt procedures. The instructor determined that the winds at an uncontrolled arpt were light from 160 deg. He made 3 calls on the UNICOM frequency, but got no reply, so he elected to land on rwy 19. While on a short final he noticed another acft landing from the opposite direction. Reportedly, the instructor initiated a go-around & started a turn to avoid a collision. He stated that he encountered turbulence, which made further stabilized flight impossible. Subsequently, he landed in a plowed field to avoid flying into trees. However, at the last moment during the landing, the right wing dipped & hit the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2607B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0151
- Airframe hours
- 1,161
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mckinley Air Transport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 17, 1982 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Airport
- 3G3 · Wadsworth, runway 19, 3,535 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 8 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.