# Accident 19980830047119A: Piper PA28235, Mineola, TX, August 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1998, 11:55 local time
- Place: Mineola, TX
- Airport: Mineola Wisener Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6767° N, 95.5110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINEOLA WISENER FLD (3F9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6767&lon=-95.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830047119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED 3F9, FLEW TO TYLER POUNDS AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED TRAINING IN TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE STUDENT WAS OVERSHOOTING HIS LANDINGS. AFTER 7-8 TOUCH AND GO'S, THE LFIGHT RETURNED TO 3F9. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT PILOT TO DESCEND TO A LOWER THAT NORMAL APPROACH ANGLE. UPON RECOGNITION OF THE SITUATION, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE BEFORE STRIKING A STEEL FENCE POST APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND A TIN PROP BLAST BARRIER AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED UPON LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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