20171220023449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Mankato, MN · December 20, 2017

Date: December 20, 2017 · 10:50 local
Place: Mankato, MN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N284MK
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA092
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 19 total19 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N284MKRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842135 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161

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What happened

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Student's first solo flight - second landing resulted in attempted go-around. Go-around maneuver brought quick excessive pitch and stall near runway. Aircraft broke left and after porposing ground impact crashed into rwy sign and golf cart containing the CFI. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT - SECOND LANDING RESULTED IN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. GO-AROUND MANEUVER BROUGHT QUICK EXCESSIVE PITCH AND STALL NEAR RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BROKE LEFT AND AFTER PORPOSING GROUND IMPACT CRASHED INTO RWY SIGN AND GOLF CART CONTAINING THE CFI. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA18CA092Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMankato, MNThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent go-around during which the student exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Dec 20, 2017 · Substantial damage