- Date
- June 15, 1987, 09:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Canastota, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2477BPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870615020369A
- Case key
- 30669
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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/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Go-around - delayedFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A student pilot was performing tkofs and lndgs when after touchdown on the third landing, he lost directional control of the aircraft. After atmptg to salvage the lndg, the pilot initiated a go-around but the left wing stalled and the aircraft impacted on the grass beside the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2477B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0079
- Airframe hours
- 2,398
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sair Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1987 · 98 hours before
- Airport
- 1B8 · Canastota Municipal, runway 27, 3,060 × 44 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.