# Accident 19970616014249A: Piper PA38112, Minneapolis, MN, June 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1997, 20:38 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 44.8791° N, 93.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8791&lon=-93.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2455F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2455F-1999-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014249A

## Narrative

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

SECOND SOLO BOUNCED LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND FULL FLAPS. EXITED RUNWAY THROUGH FENCE IN RESIDENTIAL YARD. (-23) DURING STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SOLO. STUDENT BOUNCED DURING A LANDING AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND.  STUDENT ADDED AND RECEIVED FULL POWER FROM ENGINE AS EVIDENCED BY WITNESSES AND LATER PROP STRIKES.  A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WAS MAINTAINED WITH FLAPS IN FULL DOWN POSITION.  AIRCRAFT FLOUNDERED AT LOW AIRSPEED WITH SIGNIFICANT LEFT DRIFT.  THE AIRCRAFT NARROWLY MISSED A FUEL TRUCK, FBO AND A HANGAR FINALLY STRIKING A WIRE BEFORE CRASHING INTO HURRICANE FENCE.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS STREET STOPPING IN FAMILIES' YARD.

## 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 CHI97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA169), Jun 17, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N2455F), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. 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…

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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