- Date
- March 3, 1985, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Healdsburg, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8468RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850303005259A
- Case key
- 24668
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Analysis
A pvt plt & an instructor plt (CFI) were on a bfr instructional flt. For the purpose of this flt, the pvt plt was considered to be the PIC. The CFI reported that when the acft was at 3500 ft AGL, he retarded the throttle to simulate an eng failure. The pvt plt established the acft in a pattern to the arpt. After crossing over the arpt at about 1200 ft AGL, he maneuvered to land on rwy 31. However, on final apch, the acft entered a rapid sink rate & subsequently hit a fence before reaching the rwy. The flaps were retracted at the time of impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8468R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22373
- Airframe hours
- 3,798
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Rued
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 22, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- STS · Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport
- 031 · Healdsburg Muni, runway 31, 2,570 × 31 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 283 total · 116 in this make and model · 247 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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