- Date
- August 20, 1981
- Place
- Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2340DPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810820051199A
- Case key
- 123978
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2696 81/8/20 SANDY,OR PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N2340D PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY SQUIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TROUTDALE,OR RETURN SANDY,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK EDGE OF RAISED PARALLEL TWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2340D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Country Squire
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2340D · 1
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