- Date
- March 25, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2558CPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820325005869A
- Case key
- 71185
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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.
Analysis
While on a cable inspection mission at 500 ft MSL, the engine began to lose power after the pilot had made an erratic maneuver to avoid birds. He initiated emergency procedures to restore power, but was unable. The nose gear failed and the aircraft flipped over during a forced landing in a soft, wet, rough field. An examination of the engine revealed no malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2558C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38 79A0229
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Bear Creek Aviation
- Registered owner
- Bear Creek Aviation
- Departed
- Perry Ft. Valle, GA
- Destination
- Lake City, 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 516 total · 159 in this make and model · 432 as pilot in command · 172 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.