- Date
- August 17, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alexandria, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7744CPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820817038909A
- Case key
- 69735
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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.
Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to prepare the pilot in the left seat for a commercial flight rating. After a power-off descent from 4000 ft to 2000 ft, the instructor gave the student a simulated forced landing. Reportedly, the throttle was opened briefly at 1000 ft and again at about 500 ft to clear the engine. The simulated forced landing was continued until about 100 ft AGL. At that point, the throttle was advanced, but there was no response from the engine. The instructor pilot (ip) took control at about 50 ft AGL and he was unable to get the engine to respond. The ip stated that the gear was down and he decided to skid the aircraft sideways into the plowed field to collapse the gear. Both pilots stated that the engine began to regain power during touchdown, but stopped immediately when the propeller contacted the ground. No preimpact failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7744C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7680061
- Airframe hours
- 1,816
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Baker Manufacturing Company, I
- Registered owner
- Baker Manufacturing Company, I
- Departed
- Alexandria, LA
- Destination
- Alexandria, LA
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
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,827 total · 47 in this make and model · 1,688 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 185 °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.