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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Grand Isle, VT · September 9, 2016

Date
September 9, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Grand Isle, VT
Airport
Savage Island Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4681M
Reported as
Piper PA-11
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,396 total150 in this make and model76 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.

Per the pilots staement, the pilot was practicing takeoffs, landings touch and go's and emergency procedures. After 4 patterns he took off to practice and engine out after takeoff. At 450' AGL he pulled the power to idle and made a steep descending left turn back to runway 20. At the end of the simulated emergency pattern procedure he made on final gental pull on th stick to line up about the last 20 degrees with the runway. At aproximately 15-20FT AGL the left wing stalled and dropped, striking the ground. The aircraft came to rest aproximately 100 feet to the right of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PER THE PILOTS STAEMENT, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS TOUCH AND GO'S AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AFTER 4 PATTERNS HE TOOK OFF TO PRACTICE AND ENGINE OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 450' AGL HE PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE AND MADE A STEEP DESCENDING LEFT TURN BACK TO RUNWAY 20. AT THE END OF THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY PATTERN PROCEDURE HE MADE ON FINAL GENTAL PULL ON TH STICK TO LINE UP ABOUT THE LAST 20 DEGREES WITH THE RUNWAY. AT APROXIMATELY 15-20FT AGL THE LEFT WING STALLED AND DROPPED, STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N4681M · 1

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