- Date
- February 20, 1979
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6219APiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790220003359A
- Case key
- 137894
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0231 79/2/20 CHARLOTTE,NC PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2000 N6219A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 3841 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 372 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILGROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- SNOW DRIFTS PARALLEL TO SIDES OF RUNWAY,CENTERLINE MARKINGS WORN/FADED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6219A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilgrove
N6219ARegistered now · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.