Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot-in- command.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On September 16, 1993, at 1315 eastern standard time, a Piper PA- 38-112, N2353K, sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing at the Griffith Airport, Griffith, Indiana. The solo student pilot was not injured. The instructional flight originated at the Gary Regional Airport, Gary, Indiana, at 1200. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
A witness reported the airplane touched down and ballooned about 25-30 feet in the air. He stated it sounded like the pilot then applied power. He saw the airplane contact the runway nose down, and the nose landing gear collapse.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI93LA363