- Date
- September 12, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2327GPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830912048499A
- Case key
- 33486
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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
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was taking off for his fourth touch and go landing when the acft weathervaned and he lost control of the acft. The nose wheel struck a concrete drainage ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2327G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 112
- Airframe hours
- 966
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Capitol Air Service
- Registered owner
- David Hoover
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1983 · 92 hours before
- Airport
- 3LA · Lawrence Muni, runway 1, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
N2327GRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 34 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.