- Date
- March 1, 1986, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Doylestown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2270QPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860301006779A
- Case key
- 30214
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Analysis
The Piper PA-28-140 was landing on rwy 23. The winds were reported to be from 320' - 330' with a velocity of 20 KTS and gusts to 30 KTS. The student pilot lost control on landing and veared off the right side of runway. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student pilot was uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2270Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7725190
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary A. Ziegler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 26, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- PNE · Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- N88 · Doylestown, PA
- Airport
- N-88 · Doylestown, runway 23, 3,000 × 50 ft, macadam
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 24 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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