Piper PA24 N842PS
15 March 2003 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 2003 at about 15:09 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N842PS was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial Airfield (34AZ)
- Coordinates
- 33.3131, -111.6592
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24
- Registration
- N842PS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chandler → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent touchdown and hard landing. Factors associated with the accident are a momentary loss of engine power, and the inadvertent touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) reported he was providing instruction to a student in preparation for a private pilot certificate. The CFI simulated a loss of engine power by retarding the throttle, and the student made an approach to land on a runway. Prior to actual touchdown, the CFI terminated the simulation and instructed the student to add power and climb. The CFI stated that the engine did not immediately respond, and the airplane continued to descend, hitting the runway hard. Shortly after runway contact, the engine responded with full power, and the CFI elected to abort the landing. An airborne inspection of the landing gear disclosed that the landing gear would not extend completely, and the CFI elected to make a gear-up landing at another airport with rescue facilities. The airplane landed uneventfully gear-up, but received structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2002 | Piper PA24-250 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Piper PA24-250 | Morton, Mississippi, United States | Steve Ray Smith | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Piper PA24-250 | Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States | Claude J. Heffner | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Mark P Cedar | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Michael J. Collins | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Piper PA24 | Huntsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Ercoupe 415-C | Saint Johns, Arizona, United States | Robert Greenwade | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 150C | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-34-220T | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |