- Date
- April 18, 1984
- Place
- Holdrege, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1961TPiper PA28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840418013909A
- Case key
- 33669
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Analysis
The student plt was on a solo x-country flt. His 1st en route stop was at Holdrege, NE. He aborted his 1st attempt to land & made a 2nd apch. In the meantime, the plt of another acft landed & experenced turbulent winds. When the student landed (after the 2nd apch), the acft veered to the left & went down a slight embankment beside the rwy, toward a ditch. The nose gear struck uneven terrain, knocking the nosewheel from the nose gear strut. The strut dug into the ground & the eng mounts & firewall were damaged. The student reported that the wind was from the north & west at 5 to 10 KTS. Aprx 22 mi northeast at kearney, NE, the wind was from 060 deg at 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1961T
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7105194
- Airframe hours
- 2,761
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A,, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack Roberts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1983 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- GRI · Grand Island, NE
- Destination
- GRI · Grand Island, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HDE · Brewster Moni, runway 36, 4,100 × 50 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 26 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 131 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAR, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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