- Date
- November 24, 1984, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newcastle, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2478BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841124076039A
- Case key
- 21630
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Analysis
On simulated emerg landing, instructor evaluated approach as unsalvagable & at 1700 ft AGL told student to execute go-around. Student had allowed airspeed to decay in an effort to stretch glide. Student raised flaps & did not add pwr. As acft settled, instructor added pwr and redeployed flaps. Instructor stated his attempts to lower acft nose to gain airspeed were thwarted by students failure to relinquish control and continued application of nose up input. Instructor gained control too late to avoid stall/mush into sod field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2478B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 79A0081
- Airframe hours
- 3,450
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero-Flite Of Norman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 15, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- OUN · Norman, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 860 total · 501 in this make and model · 745 as pilot in command · 313 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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