- Date
- April 1, 1983, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dixie, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2958WPartenavia P68C/TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830401010789A
- Case key
- 39670
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Analysis
The acft stalled, dragged the left wing and collided with a fence during landing. A 2nd pilot with limited multi-engine experience was making the landing. When power was reduced about 10 feet above the threshold, the acft stalled. The left main gear and the left wing tip made ground contact. The pilot-in-command took control and tried to correct the situation with power, brake and rudder. In spite of his efforts, the left wing struck a fence pole and the acft rotated left into the fence. Due to the terrain, a left turn (dog leg) was required on final approach, just prior to landing. The pilot-in-command stated that he did not see the grass runway until the other pilot made a turn to land.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2958W
- Reported as
- Partenavia P68C/TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 267-18/TC
- Airframe hours
- 123
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mira Slovak Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- U70 · Cascade, ID
- Destination
- 69U · Dixie, ID
- Airport
- 69U · Mackay Bar
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,485 total · 75 in this make and model · 4,485 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.