# NTSB MKC82DA060: Piper PA-38-112, N2586B, Dubuque, IA, April 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 24, 1982, 11:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Coordinates: 42.499778, -90.689559 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4998&lon=-90.6896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70513/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA060

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  AFTER ARRIVING AT DUBUQUE, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 16, GUSTING 23 KNOTS.  HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE PLANE WAS LIFTED OFF TWO TIMES BY WIND GUSTS.  ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE LANDED HARD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2586B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2586B), registered now, S/N 38-79A0133, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0133
- Airframe hours: 1781
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Neiderhauser Airways
- Registered owner: Neiderhauser Airways
- Departed: WATERLOO, IA
- Destination: DUBUQUE, IA
- Airport: DBQ, Dubuque Municipal, runway 18, 4,900 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 154 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DBQ

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820424011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011449A), Apr 24, 1982: Piper PA38112, Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Solo crosscountry student landing in gusty crosswind. Ballooned, airplane came back down on nose and left wing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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