- Date
- September 15, 1985, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2387PPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850915076419A
- Case key
- 35964
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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.
Analysis
While on the downwind leg for rwy 24, the instructor reduced power to idle for engine failure simulation. The student made a short approach and upon reaching 700 ft AGL the student headed directly toward the approach end of the rwy at a 30 deg angle from rwy heading. On short final the acft was turned for rwy alignment and power was added to avoid reeds that obstruct the approach path of the rwy. The l wing and main gear struck the weeds. The acft came to rest on grass area short of rwwy. The reeds are 8 to 10 ft high and 100 ft from the rwy threshold.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2387P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79AO972
- Airframe hours
- 1,899
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shoreline Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 31, 1985 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Airport
- NO4 · Griswold, runway 24, 1,800 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,012 total · 238 in this make and model · 937 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.