ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355244
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1997 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Greenwood Aircraft Services |
| Registration: | N43DR |
| MSN: | 38-82A0016 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenwood, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KHFY) |
| (KHFY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that while on final approach, she added a second notch of flaps. She then reduced power as she felt her altitude was too high. Shortly thereafter, she initiated a go-around as she felt her altitude was too low. During the go-around, she decreased the flap setting to zero. A witness, her flight instructor, reported the nose of the airplane then pitched up, and the left wing dropped. The airplane turned 90 to 120 degrees to the left as the main gear contacted the terrain. The airplane then slid sideways and came to rest in the grass between the runway and taxiway. The accident occurred on the student pilot's first solo flight.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around, which resulted in an inadvertant stall. A factor related to the accident was the raising of flaps.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA295
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1984 | N43DR | Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Cheyenne, WY | |
sub |
| 8 May 1988 | N43DR | All-safe Flight Corporation | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 09:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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