N373CA is a 1988 Piper PA-28-161. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-320-D3G rated at 160 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Merritt Island, FL. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2013. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 38 years old
- 1 of 1,618 Piper PA-28-161
2024
2013
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According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he was conducting a training flight with the student pilot on short field landings. During last short field landing, as the airplane flew over the runway numbers, the airplane dropped and landed hard. According to the student pilot, he recalled that the airplane was at 55 knots during short final. As the airplane began to descend, he attempted a go-around, but did not advance the throttle quickly enough and the airplane landed hard on the runway. During the examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, it was revealed that the firewall was buckled. The CFI and student pilot did not report any flight control malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Piper PA-28-161
About the modelThe Warrior — a four-seat, low-wing Cherokee with the tapered wing, positioned below the Archer. A staple of flight-school fleets.
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