Piper PA28R N3803T

Summary

On 21 September 2016 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N3803T, operated by Indian Hills Community College, was involved in an accident near Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 September 2016 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ottumwa, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Ottumwa Rgnl (OTM)

Coordinates

41.1064, -92.4497

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

N3803T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Indian Hills Community College

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ottumwa → Ottumwa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA501

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a simulated engine failure and landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction was demonstrating a power-off 180 degree landing. He further reported that as the airplane entered a close-in base to final approach, the airspeed slowed and the stall warning light started to flicker. The flight instructor reported that he stated to the pilot flying, "nose down, nose down," and waited for him to correct. Subsequently, the flight instructor took the flight controls, but as he did so, the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and touched down hard on the runway. During the landing roll, the flight instructor reported that he lost rudder authority but was able to use differential braking to maintain directional control and taxi off the runway. The right wing sustained substantial damage.  The flight instructor reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.