- Date
- January 25, 1978
- Place
- New Prt Richey, FL · NEW PRT RICHEY, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9386WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780125002459A
- Case key
- 143614
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0056 78/1/25 NEW PRT RICHEY,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N9386W PX- 1 1 0 TRAINING AGE 26, 1322 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - W PASCO AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POMPANO BEACH,FL NEW PRT RICHEY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT IN LEFT SEAT MADE LANDING-PIC ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WHEN ACFT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9386W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- W Pasco Airpark
N9386WRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.