- Date
- June 26, 1982, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fellsmere, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2437KPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820626024869A
- Case key
- 70677
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Analysis
The pilot was a foreign national with a private pilot certificate and was on a solo instructional flight. He reported that the engine lost power while he was practicing s-turns at 800 ft. he stated that he accomplished the procedure for an engine failure, but it would not restart. While landing on a road on top of a dyke, the aircraft hit a gouge, skidded from the road, and went down an embankment. An examination of the wreckage revealed no mechanical malfunction or preimpact failures. The temperature and dew point were 88 and 72 degrees fahrenheit. According to the icing probability chart, conditions conducive to visible induction icing would have been possible during idle and cruise power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2437K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7980634
- Airframe hours
- 1,633
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Safety International
- Registered owner
- Flight Safety International
- Departed
- Vero Beach, FL
- Destination
- Vero Beach, 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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 177 total · 177 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 190 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 15 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.
Other investigations on N2437K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.