# Accident 19990410003279A: Piper PA28140, Mora, MN, April 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1999, 07:55 local time
- Place: Mora, MN
- Airport: Mora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8709° N, 93.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8709&lon=-93.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5416S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5416S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410003279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA125), Apr 10, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N5416S), Mora, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper soft field takeoff technique in that excessive back pressure was used which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the student'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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