NYC83LA066

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38-112 · Blairstown, NJ · February 19, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: February 19, 1983, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N24822Piper PA-38-112
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19830219004509A
Case key: 35153

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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/waterLanding - roll

Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor

Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor

Main gear collapsedLanding - roll

Landing gear,main gear attachment - overloadFactor

Analysis

The plt lost directional control & the acft swerved into a snowbank.

Aircraft

Registration: N24822
Reported as: Piper PA-38-112
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 38-80A0010
Airframe hours: 56
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Steve Parker
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · December 12, 1982 · 42 hours before
Airport: 1N7 · Blairstown, runway 7, 3,117 × 75 ft, asphalt

N24822Registration cancelled Jan 7, 2010 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-80A0010 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 46
Certificate: Student
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 27 total · 7 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 50 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19830219004509APiper PA38112 · Blairstown, NJSolo student lost directional control during landing phase of a touch and go. Ran off the runway and hit a snowbankFeb 19, 1983 · N24822 · Substantial damage