- Date
- October 2, 1983, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Portage, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26093Piper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831002052639A
- Case key
- 12464
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was on his 1st solo flt. He stated that during the 1st landing, the acft turned right while it was still a few feet off the ground. The plt reported that he had a bad landing so he attempted to go around. During the go-around, the acft turned to the left & subsequently hit trees on the left side of the rwy. No mechanical problems were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26093
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 421
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bartell Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 19, 1983
- Departed
- 09C · Kalamazoo, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 09C · Austin Lake, runway 23, 3,400 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N26093 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.