ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253799
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 2021 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX |
| Owner/operator: | Av8 Flight School |
| Registration: | N7114C |
| MSN: | 2843913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 890 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Faribault Municipal Airport (FBL/KFBL), MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport, MN (FCM/KFCM) |
| Faribault, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, while the student pilot was conducting his fourth takeoff during his first flight lesson, the airplane encountered a wind gust and entered a 'sharp' left turn toward a tree line. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, verified the throttle was at full power, and adjusted the airplane's pitch for best angle of climb airspeed. He thought the airplane had cleared the trees; however, the aft fuselage or empennage struck some branches causing the airplane to lose airspeed. The airplane entered a descent and impacted a field on the other side of the tree line. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the student pilot was taking off on runway 30 with wind from 270o at 11 knots with gusts to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with trees and subsequently the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA197
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7114C
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 2023 | N7114C | Av8 Flight Assets LLC | 0 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2021 00:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Apr-2021 03:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2022 06:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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