Piper PA-38-112 N2454B

Summary

On 12 November 1984 at about 23:48 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2454B was involved in an accident near Burlington, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 1984 at 23:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Burlington Municipal

Coordinates

40.7995, -91.1197

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2454B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davenport → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MKC85LA020

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE DESCENT INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS LATE AND THE BASE TURN PERFORMED EARLY LEAVING THE ACFT HIGH ON FINAL. AS A RESULT, AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED ON SHORT FINAL. THE HIGH DESCENT RATE AND DIMINISHING DAYLIGHT LED THE PILOT TO MISJUDGE THE PROPER FLARE ATTITUDE. REALIZING THAT THE FLARE WAS HIGH THE PILOT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD RESULTING IN A HARD, NOSE GEAR FIRST LANDING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT SHE WAS TIRED AFTER THE 4 HOUR SOLO TRIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.