# NTSB MKC82DA089: Piper PA-38-112, N25718, Scottsbluff, NE, May 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1982, 18:46 local (May 17, 1982, 00:46 UTC)
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Coordinates: 41.859329, -103.660331 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8593&lon=-103.6603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72579/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA089

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN APPROACH FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP. HE APPLIED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE HESITATED, FAILING TO ACCELERATE UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCELERATOR PUMP AND REQUIRED ENGINE POWER TO BE APPLIED AT A SLOWER RATE TO REDUCE ENGINE HESITATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25718 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3881A0061
- Airframe hours: 119
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dwane A. Willis II
- Registered owner: Valley Airways Inc.
- Departed: BFF, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Destination: BFF, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Airport: BFF, Scottsbluff Company, runway 30, 8,280 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 102 total, 3 in this make and model, 59 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 127 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BFF

## 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 19820516019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516019469A), May 16, 1982: Piper PA38112, Scottsbluff, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot applied throttle abruptly during touch and go landing, engine caught just before touchdown, lost control.

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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