- Date
- November 2, 1986, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8112TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861102053399A
- Case key
- 13685
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - bird(s)Cause
Flight control,elevator - failure,partialCause
Analysis
During an instructional flight a bird strike was encountered while practicing steep turns at about 2500' MSL. The horizontal stabilator was damaged to the point that it was barely operative. Landing was accomplished by using extreme forward pressure to the yoke to counteract the severe pitch up and also a power reduction to help lower the nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8112T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8090127
- Airframe hours
- 2,013
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Beene
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 18, 1986 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- 3HM · Lafayette, IN
- Destination
- 3HM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,260 total · 550 in this make and model · 933 as pilot in command · 330 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.