# NTSB CHI06CA180: Piper PA-28-161, N43060, Jefferson City, MO, July 3, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 3, 2006, 14:21 local (19:21 UTC) - Place: Jefferson City, MO - Coordinates: 38.59111, -92.156112 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5911&lon=-92.1561&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64228 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA180 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64228/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA180 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - excessive, dual student (cause) - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, dual student - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - runway light (contributing factor) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43060), registered now, S/N 28-8316074, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8316074 - Airframe hours: 6380 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 34; injuries: none; 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 - Student pilot; age 44; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060703011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060703011909A), Jul 3, 2006: Piper PA28161, Jefferson City, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot, occupying the left seat, was practicing takeoffs and landings at Jefferson City Memorial Airport (jef), in Jefferson City, Missouri,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.