# NTSB SEA83LA070: Partenavia P68C/TC, N2958W, Dixie, ID, April 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1983, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39670/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA070

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, copilot/second pilot (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2958W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PARTENAVIA P68C/TC
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 267-18/TC
- Airframe hours: 123
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830401010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010789A), Apr 1, 1983: Part P68CTC, Dixie, ID, Destroyed. Dropped aircraft in from a 10 foot level off. Left gear failed. Demo pilot took over but aircraft struck a fence.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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