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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Dixon, IL · June 2, 2008

Date
June 2, 2008 · 19:00 local
Place
Dixon, IL
Airport
Dixon Municipal-Charles R. Walgreen
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2108N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA147
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model12 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) After contacting his instructor, privacy data omitted the pilot, privacy data omitted, student pilot #privacy data omitted, departed Dixon IL airport (C73) to practice solo touch and go landings. privacy data omitted Was in the pattern for runway 31 at C73. privacy data omitted Reported there was a slight crosswind from the north. During the flair, at approximately 15 feet, the right wing started to rise and the aircraft began drifting to the left of the center-line. privacy data omitted Stated he initiated a go-around, applied full power which pulled the aircraft further ot the left of the runway. During the initial portion of the go-around, privacy data omitted retracted the flaps either fully or partially, he can't recall, and the aircraft stalled, impacting the railroad tracks south of the airport. The aircraft tumbled coming to rest on its roof. privacy data omitted Was able to extract himself from the wreckage. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER CONTACTING HIS INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED DIXON IL AIRPORT (C73) TO PRACTICE SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 31 AT C73. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTH. DURING THE FLAIR, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET, THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO RISE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER-LINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, APPLIED FULL POWER WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER OT THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE GO-AROUND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETRACTED THE FLAPS EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY, HE CAN'T RECALL, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTING THE RAILROAD TRACKS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED COMING TO REST ON ITS ROOF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO EXTRACT HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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