# Accident 19950707017239A: Piper PA28140, Culver, IN, July 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Culver, IN
- Airport: Fleet Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2091° N, 86.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2091&lon=-86.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N632FL-1996-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707017239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA213), Jul 7, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N632FL), Culver, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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.

## Other reports on N632FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19850626033579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626033579I), Jun 26, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N632FL), Plymouth, IN, Minor damage. While taxiing across grass to taxiway, aircraft struck a rut which caused nose gear to collapse.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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