ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355737
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Date: | Monday 16 June 1997 |
Time: | 20:55 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-38-112 |
Owner/operator: | Thunderbird Aircraft Co. |
Registration: | N2455F |
MSN: | 38-79A0456 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5378 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Minneapolis, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KMIC) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The student pilot said that the airplane bounced during landing. 'To avoid continued bounces, I decided to go-around. When I added power, the plane turned, heading off the runway. I tried to regain airspeed with full power.' The student pilot said that he did not have sufficient altitude to clear some buildings on the northwest side of the airport. He flew the airplane between two buildings. 'It [the airplane] appears to have caught a wire drawn between the buildings. The plane pitched down, hitting two fences. The airplane came to rest in a group of trees.' Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a go-around (aborted landing). Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare for landing, the reduced light conditions at dusk, and the obstruction (static wire) that was encountered during the go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI97LA169 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA169
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