- Date
- March 23, 1982, 10:23 local (15:23 UTC)
- Place
- Near Opalocka, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2463FPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820323005179A
- Case key
- 71908
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was practicing forced landings in a soft field environment. The passenger added that the landing area was a levee bordered by water, trees, and vegetation. He further stated that the aircraft bounced hard and to the left off the gravel surface before the pilot added power. The left wing of the aircraft collided with a tree.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2463F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A460
- Airframe hours
- 1,544
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kitty Hawk Flight School
- Registered owner
- Kitty Hawk Flight School
- Departed
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- Opalocka, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 330 total · 5 in this make and model · 203 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.