- Date
- January 4, 1992, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Wadsworth, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2587LPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920104000219A
- Case key
- 11754
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to attain an adequate airspeed during an attempted go around, which resulted in a stall. His premature raising of the flaps and lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft were related factors.
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 pilot reported that during his fourth touch and go landing on runway 2, a Cessna 150 aircraft that was also practicing touch and go landings, and was ahead of his aircraft, appeared to remain on the runway for some time, so he executed a go around. The pilot stated that during the go around at about 100 feet above the ground, he applied full power and retracted the flaps. The aircraft stalled, and despite his efforts to recover, the aircraft impacted the ground. An examination of the aircraft did not reveal any evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2587L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0772
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Choi Aviation
- Registered owner
- George Choi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 3G3
- Destination
- 3G3
- Airport
- 3G3 · Wadsworth Municipal, runway 2, 3,536 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 277 total · 4 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.