Piper PA-38 N91360

Summary

On 4 July 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N91360 was involved in an accident near Lincoln, California, 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

4 July 1986 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Muni (051)

Coordinates

38.9295, -121.2492

Aircraft

Piper PA-38

Registration

N91360

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA285

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 STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 6.8 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT AND HE HAD FLOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AFTER TWO LANDINGS WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE SECOND SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PARTIALLY OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.