Piper PA-38 N2338D
30 April 1999 · Manassas, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1999 at about 14:52 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2338D was involved in an accident near Manassas, Virginia, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manassas, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manassas Airport (HEF)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2338D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD99LA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descend on final approach followed by an improper flare which resulted on a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot returned from a solo training flight for landing on runway 34. Winds reported were form 070 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 14 knots. The student pilot reported that approximately 20 feet above the runway threshold, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane struck the ground immediately, with no time to recover. He reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. The student pilot reported 65 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Ozark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Warrensburg, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lincoln Univ., Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Moonstar Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-38-112 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Steens, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-22-108 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-60-602P | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Herbert Frazier II | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1999 | Prudhomme VELOCITY RG 173 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1999 | Coughlin LONG-EZ | Remington, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft C-23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |