- Date
- May 4, 1982, 13:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29500Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820504013869A
- Case key
- 72039
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flight the instructor was demonstrating a short field landing using the minimum length of the runway. On final the aircraft hit a dirt bank separating the right main landing gear. The instructor stated there were no markings on the berm and the earth blended in with the surroundings. He also stated that they had performed several touch and go's immediately prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29500
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916435
- Airframe hours
- 1,192
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve'S Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Steve'S Flying Service
- Departed
- VGT · North Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- VGT · North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- VGT · North Las Vegas, runway 12, 3,125 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,361 total · 133 in this make and model · 1,240 as pilot in command · 168 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.