- Date
- June 11, 1985, 12:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Wabasso, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2603CPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850611023909A
- Case key
- 31411
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing on a beach. The plt was on a solo flt to practice maneuvers. He stated that when pwr was reduced to 1500 RPM in preparation for a stall series the RPM continued to decrease to aprx 1100. He was not able to regain pwr and the forced landing ensued. Examination disclosed no mechanical failure/malfunction which would have resulted in a pwr loss. The temp was 90 deg f and the dew point was 75 degs f when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2603C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0254
- Airframe hours
- 2,960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flight Safety Intl.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1985 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 11 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 N2603C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.