- Date
- September 26, 1984, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kiowa, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8145VPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840926051499A
- Case key
- 16491
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing a simulated engine failure the student plt inavertantly shut off the fuel. During the actual forced landing in a rough field, the acft contacted a yucca plant and a gear collapse resulted. The CFI later reported the spring loaded safty stop on the fuel selector appeared normal but in fact was broken in a manner which allowed the selector handle to pass over the stop without having to depress the stop. The CFI also stated the student plts leg obstructed his view of the selector switch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8145V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016244
- Airframe hours
- 2,130
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L & H Leasing,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 7, 1984 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 565 total · 208 in this make and model · 515 as pilot in command · 303 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.