Piper PA-28-140 N4370X

Summary

On 3 September 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4370X, operated by Capital City Aviation, was involved in an accident near Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 1982 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Bermudian Valley (07N)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4370X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Capital City Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrisburg → Harrisburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA217

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A POWER OFF APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP WHEN IT WAS AT ABOUT 35 FT AGL ON FINAL APPROACH. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RETRACTED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND TRIED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN. DURING THE LANDING, THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.