LAX82DA096

NTSB accident investigation · Howard DGA-15P · Mesa, AZ · March 7, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 7, 1982, 08:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Mesa, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67771Howard DGA-15P
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820307002399A
Case key
71667

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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 - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Loss of control - in flightTakeoff
Go-around - delayedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Control interference - initiatedDual studentCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftDual studentFactor
Stall - inadvertentPilot in command
In flight collision with objectTakeoff
Object - aircraft parked/standing

Analysis

While approaching the destination airport, the owner/pilot asked the instructor pilot to land the aircraft. The instructor reported that he maintained a slightly higher than normal airspeed on final approach to compensate for variable wind conditions. He stated that on touchdown, the aircraft bounced because of the excess airspeed. During the bounce, the left wing was lifted and the aircraft turned about 45 degrees to the right. The instructor attributed this to a gust of wind from the left. He initiated a go-around to clear an aircraft on the taxiway. The plane crossed over the aircraft on the taxiway as well as several others on a parking ramp, then stalled. Four parked aircraft were damaged. The instructor stated that he had climbed to 25 or 30 ft AGL and the plane was becoming more stable in level flight when the owner got on the controls, probably to lower the nose and gain airspeed. He reported multiple pitch control movements and changes in the angle-of-attack before the plane stalled.

Aircraft

Registration
N67771
Reported as
Howard DGA-15P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1713
Airframe hours
2,200
Engine
P & W R-985-AN-6, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
George Mckown
Registered owner
Jimmie R. Graham
Departed
P16 · Huachuca, AZ
Destination
E65 · Mesa, AZ
Airport
P16 · Falcon Field, runway 4, 4,300 × 100 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
50
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
1,254 total · 18 in this make and model · 37 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
3,000 ft broken
Temperature
144 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
P16

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.