- Date
- July 24, 1982, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9391CPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820724031899A
- Case key
- 70359
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Go-around - inadvertent
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The pilot was making his first solo landing, swerved off the runway, attempted a go-around and collided with a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9391C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816470
- Airframe hours
- 1,926
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John E. Freelin
- Registered owner
- John E. Freelin
- Departed
- CBF · Council Bluffs, IA
- Destination
- CBF · Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal, runway 31, 3,500 × 75 ft, concrete
N9391CRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 49 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 6 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.