ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230568
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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2018 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | 2FlyAirborne |
| Registration: | N487JK |
| MSN: | 2842044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10899 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merritt Island, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Merritt Island, FL (COI) |
| Merritt Island, FL (COI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, before initiating the landing flare, he saw a "white bird" heading toward the airplane. He applied left rudder to avoid the bird, and the airplane drifted left of the runway centerline. He then "[pulled] the yoke back," but the left main landing gear impacted a taxiway sign, and the airplane settled on grass adjacent to the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid a bird during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2019 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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