- Date
- April 23, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Warren, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N388NAerotek-Pitts S-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820423011129A
- Case key
- 72955
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that before landing, he noticed heavy wind shear while on downwind and base. Reportedly, he encountered a severe sink after turning from base to final approach. He added full power, but was unable to stop the descent before contacting the ground hard, short of the runway. The pilot estimated that the surface wind was gusting to 35 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N388N
- Reported as
- Aerotek-Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2170
- Airframe hours
- 313
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Parker Aviation Enterprise
- Registered owner
- Parker Aviation Enterprise
- Departed
- Warren, VT
- Destination
- Warren, VT
- Airport
- Warren, runway 22, 2,700 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,960 total · 2,102 in this make and model · 4,800 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 28 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 118 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N388N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.