Piper PA-38-112 N4332E

Summary

On 14 August 1984 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N4332E was involved in an accident near New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 1984 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

New Castle (267)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N4332E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA273

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

THE CERTIFIED FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTING A 10 HOUR STUDENT PILOT. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT THEY WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AND HAD APPLIED POWER FOR THE SECOND TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER (NOSEWHEEL STEERING). THE CFI APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WHILE RETARDING THE THROTTLE BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.