- Date
- June 23, 1986, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2465BPiper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860623036309A
- Case key
- 17007
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student & instructor (CFI) were practicing touch-&-go lndgs. The CFI rprtd that drg a lndg, when the acft was aprx 6 inches above the rwy, the student suddenly applied full left rudder. The acft yawed sharply to the left & the CFI attempted corrective action, but the acft touched down. The rgt main gear broke off & the acft ran off the rgt side of the rwy. After departing the rwy, the left main gear also broke off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2465B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0072
- Airframe hours
- 1,960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alpine Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1986 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- PVU · Provo Municipal, runway 24, 5,595 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 384 total · 92 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 117 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 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.