- Date
- May 12, 1990, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goose Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7591PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900512015689A
- Case key
- 5364
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Probable cause
Loss of control by the student pilot by prematurely attempting to maneuver the airplane.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot was performing his first supervised solo and had accomplished 6 touch and go landings. On the last landing roll the airplane began to veer to the right. The student pilot applied full power to attempt a go around and he started a left turn. The left wing tip struck the runway's surface and the airplane nosed into the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7591P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7794
- Airframe hours
- 2,232
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark A. Bucholz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Z15 · Birchwood, AK
- Destination
- Z40 · Goose Bay, AK
- Airport
- Z40 · Goose Bay, runway 25, 3,000 × 95 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 41 total · 8 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.