CHI88LA069

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38-112 · Minneapolis, MN · February 25, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 25, 1988, 14:40 local (20:40 UTC)
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2359KPiper PA-38-112
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880225021029A
Case key
14050

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Gear collapsedLanding - roll
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

Student pilot stated that airplane went off runway at 50 KIAS after losing control during landing rollout. Airplane sustained substantial damaged when nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N2359K
Reported as
Piper PA-38-112
Category
Airplane
Serial number
38-79AO589
Airframe hours
3,423
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Univ. Of Minnesota
Registered owner
Donald Hedquist
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 3, 1987 · 32 hours before
Departed
ANE
Airport
ANE · Anoka County, runway 26, 3,202 × 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
27
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
49 total · 49 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 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 N2359K · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.