- Date
- May 17, 1984, 19:20 local (May 18, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- New Roads, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2130JPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840517030969A
- Case key
- 21346
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt instructor stated that the 17 hr student plt was on a supervised solo flt when the accident occurred. The student was landing on rwy 18 with a wind from 220 degrees at 6 KTS. The student was unable to maintain directional control and the acft traveled off the rwy, colliding with a fence and a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2130J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990214
- Airframe hours
- 598
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Judy Mclane
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- LA30 · False River, runway 18, 4,000 × 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.