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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Culver, IN · July 7, 1995

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Date
July 7, 1995 · 17:45 local
Place
Culver, IN
Airport
Fleet Field Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N632FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA213
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
32 total32 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N632FLRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 1996 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 287125528Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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First solo landing, lost control on go around. Drifted left. Struck trees. First solo should be full stop. (-23) student pilot lost control of aircraft on first solo landing. On go-around, aircraft drifted left and hit trees along side runway. Aircraft descended and received major damage.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST SOLO LANDING, LOST CONTROL ON GO AROUND. DRIFTED LEFT. STRUCK TREES. FIRST SOLO SHOULD BE FULL STOP. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FIRST SOLO LANDING. ON GO-AROUND, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND HIT TREES ALONG SIDE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA213Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCulver, INThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while performing a go-around. A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of trees beside the runway.Jul 7, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N632FL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19850626033579IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Plymouth, INWhile taxiing across grass to taxiway, aircraft struck a rut which caused nose gear to collapse.Jun 26, 1985 · Minor damage