- Date
- November 5, 1983, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bandon, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N885APiper PA-22-125
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831105056579A
- Case key
- 39849
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Analysis
The plt & a flt instructor (CFI) were on a local flt for a biennial flt review. During a simulated forced landing, the acft was allowed to develop a high rate of sink. The CFI stated that they encountered a low level wind shear near the rwy & touched down hard. The nose & left main gear collapsed during impact & the left wing was damaged. Both plts reported the winds were from the south at 20, gusting 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N885A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-125
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-205
- Airframe hours
- 3,182
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis Fenton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 10, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- SO5 · Bandon State, runway 16, 2,595 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,420 total · 180 in this make and model · 479 as pilot in command · 244 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTH, 22 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.