- Date
- January 15, 1983, 15:02 local (23:02 UTC)
- Place
- Barstow, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2422APiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830115002109A
- Case key
- 23599
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in an off arpt precautionary landing after an encounter with weather. The student pilot had left onthe second leg of a cross-country flt without checking the weather over the remaining route. Enroute he decided the weather was bad and diverted to the east. He became disoriented and went down to circle at low alt for confirmation of location. Near Barstow CA the pilot said the engine started 'splurting' so he decided to land. Witnesses at the site said the acft circled over a race track where an off-road vehicle competition was in progress for 30 minutes prior to landing. After the accident the engine was tested and ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2422A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0678
- Airframe hours
- 2,197
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bud Walen Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1982 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- L71 · California City, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAG, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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