- Date
- September 21, 1982, 18:00 local (Sep 22, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6377APiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820921049859A
- Case key
- 71029
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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 engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Emergency procedure - initiatedFactor
Hard landing
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Flare - improperCause
Supervision - improperFactor
Analysis
The dual student was executing touch and go landings. During the takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 20 ft AGL, the instructor reduced power simulating an engine failure. The student pilot maintained a nose high attitude and the aircraft landed hard on the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6377A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3878A0401
- Airframe hours
- 1,154
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hees Enterprises, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hees Enterprises, Inc.
- Departed
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Airport
- HIO · Portland-Hillsboro, runway 30, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 717 total · 3 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.