LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
N8112T
PIPER PA-28-181
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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