- Date
- August 28, 1984, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Beatrice, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9707TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840828055259A
- Case key
- 33799
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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.
Undershoot
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Descent - uncontrolledCause
Proper touchdown point - not obtainedCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway
Analysis
During the flare an uncontrolled rate of descent developed resulting in a touchdown short of the rwy threshold. The mainldg gear struck the 5 inch exposed rwy lip. Density alt was aprx 4,200 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9707T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7838A0163
- Airframe hours
- 1,190
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J.T. Engles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1984 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- BIE · Beatrice, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BIE · Beatrice, runway 17, 5,600 × 100 ft, concrete
N9707TRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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
- 73
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 22,163 total · 302 in this make and model · 21,925 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.