Piper PA-38-112 N2428P

Summary

On 1 July 1986 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2428P was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Rhode Island, 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

1 July 1986 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

North Central State (SFZ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2428P

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

NYC86LA166

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 PLT INTENDED TO PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD LANDING & EXTENDED FULL FLAPS. INITIALLY, HIS APCH WAS HIGHER & FASTER THAN NORMAL. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED & THE ACFT STARTED TO TURN RIGHT. THE PLT MAINTAINED CONTROL & CONTINUED FLT OFF OF THE RWY & OVER A GRASS AREA, THEN THE ACFT SETTLED GENTLY ON A TAXIWAY. DURING THE SEQUENCE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & 2 RWY LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT WAS NOT SURE WHETHER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD FAILED FROM THE HARD LANDING OR FROM HITTING A RWY LIGHT. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM THE SW AT 15 KTS, BUT THE UNICOM OPERATOR HAD RPRTD THE WIND WAS LIGHT & VARIABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.