What happened
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(.19) On April 13, 1997, about 1347 eastern daylight time, a diamond aircraft DA-20, N124MF, operated by pelican airways, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed during a go- around at North Perry Airport, Hollywood, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported no injuries and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from North Perry Airport, Hollywood, Florida, on a local flight about 50 minutes before the accident. The pilot could not stop after landing long on runway 18R, and initiated a go-around. The airplane hit a runway sign and crashed north of the airport control tower. (.4) the pilot stated that she landed on the first 1/3 of the runway. She applied brakes with negative results, then initiated a go-around. During the go-around, an in-flight collision with a runway light and terrain occurred. Examination of the crash site by the FAA revealed the pilot landed long, added power in an attempt to make a touch-and-go, but lost directional control; the airplane collided with a light bar/sign and terrain. Examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of a precrash, mechanical failure or malfunction. (-23) on April 13,1997, at 1356, N124MF, a katana DV20, owned by world aircraft flight operations, dba pelican airways, a 141 flight school, crashed on landing at North Perry Airport (hwo), pembroke pines, Florida. Student pilot, anita fessl, citizen of austria, was at the controls. She was properly endorsed for solo. She had been cleared to land. She landed long, added power in an attempt to make a touch and go, lost control, and hit a light and a sign before stopping with right wing and propeller in the dirt.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 13, 1997, ABOUT 1347 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA-20, N124MF, OPERATED BY PELICAN AIRWAYS, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING A GO- AROUND AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT ABOUT 50 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP AFTER LANDING LONG ON RUNWAY 18R, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE HIT A RUNWAY SIGN AND CRASHED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE LANDED ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. SHE APPLIED BRAKES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS, THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TERRAIN OCCURRED. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE PILOT LANDED LONG, ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TOUCH-AND-GO, BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT BAR/SIGN AND TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. (-23) ON APRIL 13,1997, AT 1356, N124MF, A KATANA DV20, OWNED BY WORLD AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS, DBA PELICAN AIRWAYS, A 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, CRASHED ON LANDING AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO), PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. STUDENT PILOT, ANITA FESSL, CITIZEN OF AUSTRIA, WAS AT THE CONTROLS. SHE WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR SOLO. SHE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND. SHE LANDED LONG, ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO, LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A LIGHT AND A SIGN BEFORE STOPPING WITH RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER IN THE DIRT.
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