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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Faribault, MN · April 22, 2021

Date
April 22, 2021 · 14:10 local
Place
Faribault, MN
Airport
Faribault Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7114C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA197
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, student
Pilot’s flight hours
710 total450 in this make and model90 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.

2021-04-22 N7114C first flight with a new student pilot while performing touch-n-go?s at kfbl, Faribault stalled and landed in a farm field approximately 1/3 mile northwest of RWY30.

The CFI took off from kfcm, he knew there was gusty winds, but headed down to kfbl, Faribault airport. He said up at altitude he thought the sp was doing a good job maintaining altitude and performing turns. They pressed on to kfbl where the CFI did a pattern/landing/touch and go demo. He then let the sp fly the pattern and took the controls on final for the landing. On the rollout he handed the controls to the sp to complete a touch and go takeoff. The CFI stated he did have to take the controls in the cross wind turn, take out some of the turning forces, build airspeed and then give controls back to the sp. The CFI did the next landing and handed the rolling aircraft controls to the student, when the student pulled off the ground the aircraft nose went left into the wind, tail right, and it started heading left toward the tree line. The CFI took the controls, realized the power was at 2100 RPM vs around 2600 RPM, so he added full power and pulled aft as impact with the trees became imminent. There was a thought they would clear them, but then the tail hit, the aircraft pitched forward and the CFI saw the ground, he held the nose down, yelled brace for impact and at the last second, figures about 10 ft, he pulled aft as hard as he could. They impacted and stopped almost instantly. He shut down, they both were ok and got out, and emergency services were arriving as witnesses had already activated them.

As the FAA filed it

2021-04-22 N7114C FIRST FLIGHT WITH A NEW STUDENT PILOT WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-N-GO?S AT KFBL, FARIBAULT STALLED AND LANDED IN A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE NORTHWEST OF RWY30.

THE CFI TOOK OFF FROM KFCM, HE KNEW THERE WAS GUSTY WINDS, BUT HEADED DOWN TO KFBL, FARIBAULT AIRPORT. HE SAID UP AT ALTITUDE HE THOUGHT THE SP WAS DOING A GOOD JOB MAINTAINING ALTITUDE AND PERFORMING TURNS. THEY PRESSED ON TO KFBL WHERE THE CFI DID A PATTERN/LANDING/TOUCH AND GO DEMO. HE THEN LET THE SP FLY THE PATTERN AND TOOK THE CONTROLS ON FINAL FOR THE LANDING. ON THE ROLLOUT HE HANDED THE CONTROLS TO THE SP TO COMPLETE A TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. THE CFI STATED HE DID HAVE TO TAKE THE CONTROLS IN THE CROSS WIND TURN, TAKE OUT SOME OF THE TURNING FORCES, BUILD AIRSPEED AND THEN GIVE CONTROLS BACK TO THE SP. THE CFI DID THE NEXT LANDING AND HANDED THE ROLLING AIRCRAFT CONTROLS TO THE STUDENT, WHEN THE STUDENT PULLED OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WENT LEFT INTO THE WIND, TAIL RIGHT, AND IT STARTED HEADING LEFT TOWARD THE TREE LINE. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS, REALIZED THE POWER WAS AT 2100 RPM VS AROUND 2600 RPM, SO HE ADDED FULL POWER AND PULLED AFT AS IMPACT WITH THE TREES BECAME IMMINENT. THERE WAS A THOUGHT THEY WOULD CLEAR THEM, BUT THEN THE TAIL HIT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND THE CFI SAW THE GROUND, HE HELD THE NOSE DOWN, YELLED BRACE FOR IMPACT AND AT THE LAST SECOND, FIGURES ABOUT 10 FT, HE PULLED AFT AS HARD AS HE COULD. THEY IMPACTED AND STOPPED ALMOST INSTANTLY. HE SHUT DOWN, THEY BOTH WERE OK AND GOT OUT, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE ARRIVING AS WITNESSES HAD ALREADY ACTIVATED THEM.

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