20090711010439A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Rutherfordton, NC · July 11, 2009

Date
July 11, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place
Rutherfordton, NC
Airport
Rutherford Co - Marchman Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8658W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09CA395
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total11 in this make and model13 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)Received a call from the atl com center (1340 local) stating that he was going to patch me through to a privacy data omitted and there had been an accident at Rutherfordton, NC (fqd). privacy data omitted (CFI) stated that he had soloed his student, privacy data omitted, (approx 1230) and the student landed too FAR left of centerline, tried to go around and the aircraft nosed up, stalled, and crashed in the trees. privacy data omitted Said that his student had some scraps and bruises but no broken bones and that he was taken to the Rutherfordton county hospital. He said that there was around 50 gals of fuel onboard the airplane and that the emergency crews were trying to secure the aircraft. One of the wings had come off and the airplane ended up in a ravine and was totaled. privacy data omitted With the NTSB was also patched through by the com center and he was told that the pilot had been taken to the hospital with minor scrapes and the aircraft was in the woods and that it appeared from conversation that the aircraft was a total loss. Spoke with privacy data omitted again and asked him to find out the condition of privacy data omitted and that we needed to meet on Monday. 07/12/09 called privacy data omitted and he had spoke with privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Had been released from the hospital yesterday and they would be available to meet on Monday around 5:00 or 5:30. A meeting was scheduled for that time. 07/13/2009 on scene interviews were conducted with privacy data omitted, student pilot privacy data omitted. And privacy data omitted CFI privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Stated that they had planned a short cross country from donaldson (gyh) to Rutherfordton (fqd) airport that morning and that they did five (5) landings at Rutherfordton prior to the instructor getting out of the airplane to allow his student to solo. privacy data omitted Said that he did two (2) touch and go's and on the third he got too FAR left and tried to go around and went into a stall. The airplane crashed approx 2000 ft off the left side of runway 19. There was about 5 KTS of wind from the right but did not feel that was a factor. There were no problems with the engine or airplane prior to the accident. The flight instructor stated that this was the third solo for his student. privacy data omitted Provided this total time of 570 hours and that of his student, privacy data omitted, of 30.6 total time and 3.8 solo. Of that total time, 11.2 were in the PA-28-235 airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ATL COM CENTER (1340 LOCAL) STATING THAT HE WAS GOING TO PATCH ME THROUGH TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT AT RUTHERFORDTON, NC (FQD). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CFI) STATED THAT HE HAD SOLOED HIS STUDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (APPROX 1230) AND THE STUDENT LANDED TOO FAR LEFT OF CENTERLINE, TRIED TO GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP, STALLED, AND CRASHED IN THE TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HIS STUDENT HAD SOME SCRAPS AND BRUISES BUT NO BROKEN BONES AND THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE RUTHERFORDTON COUNTY HOSPITAL. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS AROUND 50 GALS OF FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE AND THAT THE EMERGENCY CREWS WERE TRYING TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE WINGS HAD COME OFF AND THE AIRPLANE ENDED UP IN A RAVINE AND WAS TOTALED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE NTSB WAS ALSO PATCHED THROUGH BY THE COM CENTER AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR SCRAPES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE WOODS AND THAT IT APPEARED FROM CONVERSATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGAIN AND ASKED HIM TO FIND OUT THE CONDITION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THAT WE NEEDED TO MEET ON MONDAY. 07/12/09 CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE HAD SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AND THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MEET ON MONDAY AROUND 5:00 OR 5:30. A MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR THAT TIME. 07/13/2009 ON SCENE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THEY HAD PLANNED A SHORT CROSS COUNTRY FROM DONALDSON (GYH) TO RUTHERFORDTON (FQD) AIRPORT THAT MORNING AND THAT THEY DID FIVE (5) LANDINGS AT RUTHERFORDTON PRIOR TO THE INSTRUCTOR GETTING OUT OF THE AIRPLANE TO ALLOW HIS STUDENT TO SOLO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE DID TWO (2) TOUCH AND GO'S AND ON THE THIRD HE GOT TOO FAR LEFT AND TRIED TO GO AROUND AND WENT INTO A STALL. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROX 2000 FT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THERE WAS ABOUT 5 KTS OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT BUT DID NOT FEEL THAT WAS A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD SOLO FOR HIS STUDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED THIS TOTAL TIME OF 570 HOURS AND THAT OF HIS STUDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OF 30.6 TOTAL TIME AND 3.8 SOLO. OF THAT TOTAL TIME, 11.2 WERE IN THE PA-28-235 AIRPLANE.

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