- Date
- March 2, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lehigh Acres, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8445GPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830302008339A
- Case key
- 30852
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Analysis
During a simulated, engine-out, emergency, the student elected to make an approach to a paved road. While turning to a final approach at about 300 ft AGL, the instructor pilot (CFI) observed power lines in their path. The CFI advised the student to go around. The student raised the nose without adding power and the acft began to stall. The CFI immediately tried to assume control of the plane, but at first, the student would not relinquish the controls. The CFI finally recovered from the stall. Reportedly he had to fly beneath the power lines. The acft cleared under the power lines, but the left wing struck an 8 ft street sign. The outboard 4 ft of the wing separated and the plane crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8445G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8216017
- Airframe hours
- 643
- Engine
- Lycoming O-230-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skyline Motors Avia. Serv. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- FMY · Ft. Myers, 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 947 total · 48 in this make and model · 755 as pilot in command · 318 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 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 N8445G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.