# Accident 20130509008389A: Piper PA-28-140, Jacksonville, NC, May 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2013, 16:50 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Airport: Albert Ellis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8292° N, 77.6122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8292&lon=-77.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518F-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509008389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT ON 5/9/2013. PIC COMPLETED THREE TAKEOFF AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. PIC MADE TAKEOFF AND CHOSE TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 5, WINDS CALM.

ON SHORT FINAL, AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT, TOUCHING DOWN ON LEFT MAIN GEAR, PIVOTING AIRCRAFT LEFT. PIC ADDED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT GO AROUND, PULLED BACK ON YOKE. ACFT LIFTED OFF RUNWAY VEERING FURTHER LEFT, REPORTED LOSS OF LIFT, NOSE GEAR IMPACTED GROUND, NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN SHEARED OFF AIRPLANCE SPUN 180 DEGREES AND STOPPED FACING RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA235), May 9, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N4518F), Jacksonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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