- Date
- July 3, 2006, 14:21 local (19:21 UTC)
- Place
- Jefferson City, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43060Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration - Kansas City FSDO
- FAA report
- 20060703011909A
- Case key
- 64228
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Probable cause
The dual student's excessive landing flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane stalling. A factor to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and the runway edge light that the airplane struck.
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 airplane impacted a 24-inch high runway edge light during landing. The flight instructor reported that during the landing flare the student "over flared, causing the airplane to stall" and that the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway. The flight instructor stated that he then assumed aircraft control and "applied full throttle and leveled the wings," but the airplane "settled for a moment before gaining speed and altitude." The flight instructor reported that he "felt and heard" the airplane impact the runway light while he was regaining aircraft control. The flight instructor stated that he flew the airplane back to the runway centerline and landed without further incident.
Factual narrative
The airplane impacted a 24-inch high runway edge light during landing. The flight instructor reported that during the landing flare the student "over flared, causing the airplane to stall" and that the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway. The flight instructor stated that he then assumed aircraft control and "applied full throttle and leveled the wings," but the airplane "settled for a moment before gaining speed and altitude." The flight instructor reported that he "felt and heard" the airplane impact the runway light while he was regaining aircraft control. The flight instructor stated that he flew the airplane back to the runway centerline and landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43060
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8316074
- Airframe hours
- 6,380
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-O3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jefferson City Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 2006
- Departed
- JEF · Jefferson City, MO
- Destination
- JEF
- Airport
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Arpt., runway 30, 6,001 × 100 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 34
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2006
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,754 total · 707 in this make and model · 1,626 as pilot in command · 211 in the last 90 days · 97 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 0 as pilot in command · 0 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- JEF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.