# NTSB CEN23LA092: Piper PA-28, N7114C, Eden Prairie, MN, January 23, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: January 23, 2023, 09:58, time zone not recorded
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Coordinates: 44.828691, -93.458088 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8287&lon=-93.4581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106626/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106626
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA092

## Probable cause

The student pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and ground impact.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 53 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 70 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The student pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced. She added power to go around, pitched the yoke of the airplane back too aggressively, and the airplane stalled. The airplane impacted the runway, and continued into the snow covered grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and stabilator. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7114C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7114C), registered now, S/N 2843913, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A4M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (registry code 42276, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2843913
- Year built: 2017
- Airframe hours: 1242
- Engines: Lycoming 0-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Av8 Flight Assets LLC
- Registered owner: Av8 Flight Assets LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, December 6, 2022
- Airport: FCM, Flying Cloud, runway 28R, 3,901 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Heads up display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 28; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 12 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: KFCM, 1 nm away
- METAR: KFCM 231553Z 24007KT 7SM OVC090 M11/M13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP158 I1000 T11061128

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20230123002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230123002009A), Jan 23, 2023: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. 01/23/2023 [privacy data omitted] went off left side of runway at flying cloud airport (kfcm) during attempted go around. No injuries, substantial damage.…

## Other investigations on N7114C (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 CEN21LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA197), Apr 22, 2021: Piper PA28 (N7114C), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with trees and…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 14, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106626. 2.8 MB in all.

- Photos (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 508 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15022327&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20array-Rel.pdf
- Witness statements (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 42 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15034234&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N7114C%20CFI%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 3, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15047242&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Pinckaers_Camille%20Redacted-Rel.pdf

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.

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