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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Bridger, MT · February 15, 1998

Date: February 15, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place: Bridger, MT
Airport: Bridger Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N947MG
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA037
Reported as: Piper PA11
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C1B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total17 in this make and model

N947MGRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Piper / Duke PA-11S/N ED-002 · Built 1991 Airframe modelPiper / Duke PA-11 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Bounced landing lost control. Wing hit fence. Came to rest in pile concrete and rubble. (.4)the student pilot stated that he bounced during landing, so he decided to go around and try again. He said he pushed the carburetor heat in and gave the engine full throttle, but the airplane 'didn't want to fly. The left wing started to stall and put me into a left turn. I corrected and the right wing stalled, and I veered off to the right. I bounced across the runway and didn't get the plane corrected before the leading edge of my right wing hit the top strand of a barbed wire fence.' When the wing struck the wire, the airplane rotated 180 degrees and landed in a rubble pile. Winds were calm at the time. (-23)pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, bounced and struck right wing on barb wire fence. Aircraft came to rest in pile of concrete and rubble in county dump. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED LANDING LOST CONTROL. WING HIT FENCE. CAME TO REST IN PILE CONCRETE AND RUBBLE. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE BOUNCED DURING LANDING, SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND TRY AGAIN. HE SAID HE PUSHED THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN AND GAVE THE ENGINE FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRPLANE 'DIDN'T WANT TO FLY. THE LEFT WING STARTED TO STALL AND PUT ME INTO A LEFT TURN. I CORRECTED AND THE RIGHT WING STALLED, AND I VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT. I BOUNCED ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND DIDN'T GET THE PLANE CORRECTED BEFORE THE LEADING EDGE OF MY RIGHT WING HIT THE TOP STRAND OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE.' WHEN THE WING STRUCK THE WIRE, THE AIRPLANE ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND LANDED IN A RUBBLE PILE. WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME. (-23)PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, BOUNCED AND STRUCK RIGHT WING ON BARB WIRE FENCE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN PILE OF CONCRETE AND RUBBLE IN COUNTY DUMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 SEA98LA037Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBridger, MTThe student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a bounced landing recovery.Feb 15, 1998 · Substantial damage