# NTSB IAD79DKM09: Piper PA-38, N6219A, Charlotte, NC, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6219A), registered now, S/N 38-78A0347, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilgrove

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790220003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003359A), Feb 20, 1979: Piper PA38112, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed student to land off center of a narrow plowed runway. Dragged wing on a snow bank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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