- Date
- February 3, 1984, 17:04 local (Feb 4, 1984, 01:04 UTC)
- Place
- Fullerton, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91522Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840203003179A
- Case key
- 23934
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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 engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Carburetor heat - not usedCause
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Preflight briefing service - not usedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The acft engine lost power during a go around following a long power-off glide during which carburetor heat was not used. During the forced landing in a soft cultivated field the acft nose wheel' dug in' and the acft nosed over. The weatherreport indicated carburetor icing conditions. The CFI did not obtain a formal weather briefing prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91522
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-82A0086
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- General Aviation Company
- Registered owner
- Dennnis & Linda Finegan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FUL · Fullerton, runway 24, 3,120 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,484 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,330 as pilot in command · 103 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FUL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.