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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Glenwood, MN · August 18, 1997

Date
August 18, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Glenwood, MN
Airport
Glenwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23236
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aborted crosscountry due weather. Elected takeoff landings ghw. Lost control trying go around in crosswind. P facto (-23) Mr. Domier aborted his solo x-country (Glenwood, MN to bemidji, MN) due to weather enroute. Mr. Domier decided to do practice take-offs and landings at Glenwood. On Mr. Domier's second practice landing he lost control of the aircraft and crashed. Up to 10KTS cross-wind component was present at the time of the incident, according to domier. AWOS reports do not confirm his statement. It appears that Mr. Domier was "deep" into his landing flare when he attempted to "go-around". Improper control inputs by domier (absence of rudder input at full power) caused Mr. Domier to lose control of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED CROSSCOUNTRY DUE WEATHER. ELECTED TAKEOFF LANDINGS GHW. LOST CONTROL TRYING GO AROUND IN CROSSWIND. P FACTO (-23) MR. DOMIER ABORTED HIS SOLO X-COUNTRY (GLENWOOD, MN TO BEMIDJI, MN) DUE TO WEATHER ENROUTE. MR. DOMIER DECIDED TO DO PRACTICE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT GLENWOOD. ON MR. DOMIER'S SECOND PRACTICE LANDING HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. UP TO 10KTS CROSS-WIND COMPONENT WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, ACCORDING TO DOMIER. AWOS REPORTS DO NOT CONFIRM HIS STATEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT MR. DOMIER WAS "DEEP" INTO HIS LANDING FLARE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO "GO-AROUND". IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS BY DOMIER (ABSENCE OF RUDDER INPUT AT FULL POWER) CAUSED MR. DOMIER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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