What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed from A&P airpark (ls 77) in Slaughter, LA en route to jonesville, LA (L32). The student pilot made two practice runs prior to departure, and stayed in the pattern a approximately 700 feet. Aircraft was ocillating (moving up and down)20-30 feet in accordance with eyewitnesses the entire time. The student pilot attempted to land at the airport and crashed on the east side of runway 36. Student pilot's log book did not show any flight time in the make, model of the aircraft being flown. Last entry in the student log book is dated 5/17/2008; no other flight time is recorded in the log book after the above date. This aircraft is equipped with a ballistic parachute, and after the crash ballistic parachute was armed and not deployed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A&P AIRPARK (LS 77) IN SLAUGHTER, LA EN ROUTE TO JONESVILLE, LA (L32). THE STUDENT PILOT MADE TWO PRACTICE RUNS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND STAYED IN THE PATTERN A APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET. AIRCRAFT WAS OCILLATING (MOVING UP AND DOWN)20-30 FEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH EYEWITNESSES THE ENTIRE TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36. STUDENT PILOT'S LOG BOOK DID NOT SHOW ANY FLIGHT TIME IN THE MAKE, MODEL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLOWN. LAST ENTRY IN THE STUDENT LOG BOOK IS DATED 5/17/2008; NO OTHER FLIGHT TIME IS RECORDED IN THE LOG BOOK AFTER THE ABOVE DATE. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A BALLISTIC PARACHUTE, AND AFTER THE CRASH BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS ARMED AND NOT DEPLOYED.
NTSB investigation
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