What happened
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Pilot was practicing soft field take-offs when the left wing stalled and the acft carshed, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April 10, 1999, at 0755 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N5416S, operated by horizon aviation, Mora, Minnesota, collided with trees following a loss of control while taking off from the Mora Municipal Airport. The student pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated at the Mora Municipal Airport shortly before the accident occurred. The student pilot stated he was practicing a soft field takeoff on runway 35 (3,998' x 75', paved) when the accident occurred. He stated he lifted the nose too high, lost airspeed, and the wind blew the airplane off the left side of the runway into a wooded area. The student's flight instructor who witnessed the accident stated the local winds were from 010 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. (-23)on April 10, 1999 at approximately 7:55 am, a student pilot was attempting to practice a soft field take-off in a Piper PA-28-140. A witness reported that after the a/c became airborne, the left wing suddenly dropped and the a/c impacted the ground from a height of about 20-30 feet. The witness in this case was the students flight instructor. The pilot sustained minor injuries. A no-solo letter was sent out ot the student pilot as corrective action.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFFS WHEN THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE ACFT CARSHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 10, 1999, AT 0755 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N5416S, OPERATED BY HORIZON AVIATION, MORA, MINNESOTA, COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE MORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35 (3,998' X 75', PAVED) WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE STATED HE LIFTED THE NOSE TOO HIGH, LOST AIRSPEED, AND THE WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A WOODED AREA. THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT STATED THE LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 010 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. (-23)ON APRIL 10, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 AM, A STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRACTICE A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF IN A PIPER PA-28-140. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT AFTER THE A/C BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 20-30 FEET. THE WITNESS IN THIS CASE WAS THE STUDENTS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A NO-SOLO LETTER WAS SENT OUT OT THE STUDENT PILOT AS CORRECTIVE ACTION.
NTSB investigation
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