On March 31, 1986, a Piper PA-38-112 (registration N2572C) operated by Steven James Korican was involved in an aviation accident near Wauseon, OH. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During a training flight, a flight instructor took control due to a soft sod strip, but the aircraft failed to gain adequate airspeed or altitude, landing in a plowed field and nosing over after a 60-foot slide.
Accident Details
A training flight ended with the aircraft nosing over after landing in a plowed field. The aircraft had departed from a sod strip that was in poor condition, having been used the day before the accident.
Sequence of Events
The flight instructor (CFI) decided to take control of the aircraft during takeoff because he considered the sod strip too soft for the student to manage. After the CFI assumed control, the aircraft was unable to achieve proper airspeed or altitude. It subsequently landed in a plowed field located off the departure end of the sod strip used for takeoff. Following a 60-foot slide across the field, the aircraft nosed over. At the time of the accident, the sod strip had been used the previous day but was in poor condition.