- Date
- February 25, 1985, 16:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Pearland, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9769TPiper PA-28-112
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850225004389A
- Case key
- 21721
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Lowering of flaps - improperCause
Habit interferenceCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentCause
Aircraft performance,climb capability - exceededFactor
Forced landing
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
CFI put down two notches of flaps which is full down on the PA-38. CFI stated he had flown a PA-28-161 that morning and that two notches of flaps on that acft were used for short field takeoffs. The acft entered a stall-mush after takeoff and control was lost during the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9769T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0198
- Airframe hours
- 1,328
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- H & R Aviation
- Registered owner
- Tommy Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- T29 · Pearland, TX
- Destination
- T41 · Laporte, TX
- Airport
- T29 · Pearland, runway 29, 2,400 × 30 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,017 total · 91 in this make and model · 807 as pilot in command · 161 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °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.