- Date
- August 23, 1982, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Weiser, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3762APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820823040689A
- Case key
- 72986
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Analysis
During a simulated forced landing, the instructor pilot took control of the aircraft at the go-around point. He followed the normal procedure for the go-around (full power) carb heat, etc), except that he continued the low approach to provide the student with a close look at potential hazards in picking a field. Shortly after starting the go-around, the right main gear struck an irrigation sprinkler wheel and separated from the aircraft. The sprinkler was located on rolling hills. The plane continued to fly, but it received additional damage during a subsequent emergency landing.
Sequence of events
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N3762A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-2004
- Airframe hours
- 2,375
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Melvin L. Tucker
- Registered owner
- Melvin L. Tucker
- Departed
- S87 · Weiser, ID
- Destination
- ONO · Ontario, OR
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
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,683 total · 182 in this make and model · 1,543 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3762A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.