- Date
- March 22, 1988, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chatham, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6587WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880322027459A
- Case key
- 11399
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was practicing touch and go landings when the accident occurred. He stated the acft was a little high and fast on final apch. On touchdown the acft veered left and traveled off the rwy. The left wing contacted a tree and the acft spun around hitting a fence and came to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6587W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20672
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pittsylvania Bus. Mens Flying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- I00 · Jefferson-Watson, runway 7, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 16
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 32 total · 32 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.