- Date
- March 12, 1983, 15:59 local (23:59 UTC)
- Place
- Fresno, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23415Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830312007519A
- Case key
- 23642
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a hard landing as a student pilot was making his second supervised solo landing. The acft had been clearedfor a touch and go landing. The student pilot was unable to maintain directional control in a cross wind condition. He attempted alignment of the acft using right aileron and right rudder. After a hard landing and a high bounce the acft approached a stall. The pilot lowered the nose of the acft and retracted the flaps. The wind was 40 degrees off the right of the acft nose at 9 KTS in a local observation made at 1601. The accident happened at 1559. According to the instructor the wind had increased following a dual flt. When the instructor made this observation it was too late to contact the student. The student had departed at 1553.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23415
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81-A0099
- Airframe hours
- 745
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-K2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Western Piper Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 5, 1983
- Airport
- FAT · Fresno, runway 29, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT
FAA reports on this event · 1
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