ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373980
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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1986 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Beene |
| Registration: | N8112T |
| MSN: | 28-8090127 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2013 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lafayette, IN (3HM) |
| (3HM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT A BIRD STRIKE WAS ENCOUNTERED WHILE PRACTICING STEEP TURNS AT ABOUT 2500' MSL. THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WAS DAMAGED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS BARELY OPERATIVE. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY USING EXTREME FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE YOKE TO COUNTERACT THE SEVERE PITCH UP AND ALSO A POWER REDUCTION TO HELP LOWER THE NOSE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI87LA016
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 October 1988 | N8112T | Lindale Air Service | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 19:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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