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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · The Dalles, OR · February 22, 2005

Date: February 22, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place: The Dalles, OR
Airport: The Dalles Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N181WC
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA051
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 43 total26 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N181WCRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2013 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8190124 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot made solo full flap landing to runway 7. The wind was reported as 060 at 09 knots. According to witnesses, aircraft flared high at about 15 feet and attempted a go-around. After applying full power the aircraft pitched up severely, leveled off at 30 feet, initiated a left turn which developed into a wing over type maneuver. The aircraft turned to a heading of approximately 250 degrees and impacted the ground. The aircraft came to rest on its belly. The left wing had separated from the aircraft. The pilot sustained serious back injuries. According to the pilot, the aircraft was pushed left by the crosswind. When she attempted a go-around the aircraft pitched up and the stall horn was going off. She stated she could not push the nose down and became confused. The student pilot stated that she was not comfortable making solo flights unless weather conditions were "perfect."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MADE SOLO FULL FLAP LANDING TO RUNWAY 7. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 060 AT 09 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AIRCRAFT FLARED HIGH AT ABOUT 15 FEET AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP SEVERELY, LEVELED OFF AT 30 FEET, INITIATED A LEFT TURN WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A WING OVER TYPE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 250 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY. THE LEFT WING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED LEFT BY THE CROSSWIND. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THE STALL HORN WAS GOING OFF. SHE STATED SHE COULD NOT PUSH THE NOSE DOWN AND BECAME CONFUSED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE MAKING SOLO FLIGHTS UNLESS WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE "PERFECT."

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 SEA05LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThe Dalles, ORThe student pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition and the improper rejected landing procedure, which resulted in the collision with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the crosswind condition.Feb 22, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N181WC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19830917065929ISfl Final Approach · Urbana, ILEngine failed to respond on a night simulated forced landing. Landed in a field. Possible carburetor icing.Sep 17, 1983 · Minor damage