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MKC82DA060

1982-04-24 · DUBUQUE, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DBQ

Current FAA registration · N2586B

Make / Model
PIPER PA-38-112
Year of manufacture
1978 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781031
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A27862

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. AFTER ARRIVING AT DUBUQUE, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 16, GUSTING 23 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE PLANE WAS LIFTED OFF TWO TIMES BY WIND GUSTS. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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