What happened
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(-23) On 11/15/2005 at approximately 1237 PST, a Piper PA-38-112, N23887 during instructional flight flew into terrain while maneuvering about Sportsman's airpark in Newberg, Oregon. The aircraft was reported to be operating in the pattern earlier and practicing touch and go landings. Immediately prior to the accident the aircraft appeared to be flying adjacent and parallel to runway 35 down wind when the aircraft made a hard turn to the west (left) resulting in loss of control and subsequent crash resulting in a ground scar and debris field on a magnetic compass heading of 315 degrees. The nearest weather reporting facility was reporting wind from 150 degrees at 19 knots with gusts to 23 knots at the time of accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/15/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1237 PST, A PIPER PA-38-112, N23887 DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FLEW INTO TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING ABOUT SPORTSMAN'S AIRPARK IN NEWBERG, OREGON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE OPERATING IN THE PATTERN EARLIER AND PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE FLYING ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 35 DOWN WIND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD TURN TO THE WEST (LEFT) RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH RESULTING IN A GROUND SCAR AND DEBRIS FIELD ON A MAGNETIC COMPASS HEADING OF 315 DEGREES. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY WAS REPORTING WIND FROM 150 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 23 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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