20070504016449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Leesburg, FL · May 4, 2007

Date
May 4, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N809MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07CA108
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot was asked to perform a 180 degree power off landing. On final approach the aircraft was allowed to become low and slow. The flight instructor failed to intervene resulting in a hard landing causing aircraft structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ASKED TO PERFORM A 180 DEGREE POWER OFF LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO BECOME LOW AND SLOW. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO INTERVENE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.