# Accident 20210222000289A: Piper PA-28-181, Fort Pierce, FL, February 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N885AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210222000289A

## Narrative

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

THEY WERE ON A STAGE CHECK FLIGHT AT KFPR. WHILE ON THE LAST LANDING, THEY WAS DOING A SHORT

FIELD LANDING. AS THEY APPROACHED THE RUNWAY THEY STARTED FLARING TOO HIGH AND HEARD THE STALL WARNING. THE PILOT STATED AS HE

HEARD THE STALL WARNING, MY CHECK FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED ME TO EXECUTE GO AROUND. BEFORE I

ADD THE POWER AND EXECUTE GO AROUND, HE TOOK THE CONTROLS IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL POWER. I

WAS STILL HOLDING THE CONTROLS BUT DID NOT TRY TO OVERPOWER HIM. HE TRIED TO RECOVER BUT THE

AIRPLANE STALLED AND START TURNING INTO THE WIND, LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. AS WE

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE STARTED SINKING AND YAWING RIGHT CAUSING US TO TOUCH DOWN

ON THE GRASS RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 101 NEAR TAXIWAY F2. HE INFORMED ATC AND CONTACTED FLIGHT

OPERATIONS. WE SECURE THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST.

NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA21LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA139), Feb 22, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N885AC), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot under instruction’s improper landing flare and attempted go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight…

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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