Piper PA-38 N2324A

Summary

On 3 September 1984 at about 18:20 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2324A was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, 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 1984 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Midland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Ranch (7TX6)

Coordinates

31.9891, -102.0807

Aircraft

Piper PA-38

Registration

N2324A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA375

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

BOTH PLTS WERE PRACTICING 180 DEGREE POWER OFF 'SPOT' LANDINGS AFTER HIATUS FROM FLYING ACTIVITY. PLT IN LEFT SEAT WAS AT CONTROLS, UNDERSHOT SLIGHTLY AND ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN. PLT APPLIED POWER FOR RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LNDG BUT RIGHT SEAT PLT ALSO TOOK CONTROLS AND INTERFERED WITH THE RECOVERY. ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW RESULTING IN A SWERVE TO THE LEFT. LEFT SEAT PLT CUT POWER AND APPLIED BRAKES AS ACFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. ACFT CONTINUED ACROSS RAMP AREA AND COLLIDED WITH A FUEL PUMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.