# NTSB MKC82DA130: Piper PA-28, N9391C, Council Bluffs, IA, July 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Coordinates: 41.240242, -95.850318 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2402&lon=-95.8503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70359/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA130

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9391C-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 28-7816470, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7816470
- Airframe hours: 1926
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724031899A), Jul 24, 1982: Piper PA28161, Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing on first supervised solo.

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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