- Date
- May 1, 1983, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Krum, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2495KPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830501016609A
- Case key
- 20886
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during a simulated forced landing and go-around. The acft's left main landing gear wassheared and the left wing dragged during ground contact. The CFI had given the student a simulated forced landing during the approach and since the student was not making the intended landing area a go-around was initiated. As the acft was climbing through 1100 ft power was again cut off for a landing. The student did not react promptly and acft entered an excessive rate of descent which was not corrected before contact even though the CFI had ordered a 2nd go-around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2495K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A066
- Airframe hours
- 2,638
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Derek R. White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
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
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,417 total · 603 in this make and model · 1,213 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.