- Date
- November 13, 1983, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7015RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831113057139A
- Case key
- 24085
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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
Emergency procedure - simulatedFactor
Mixture - inadvertent useCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt was practicing engine-out forced landings. While recovering at about 200 ft AGL he inadvertenly pulled out the mixture control causing the eng to shut down. There was insufficient altitude for a restart & the acft touched down in arough feild.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7015R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21709
- Airframe hours
- 1,728
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Lynnwood White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 30, 1983
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 74 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.