- Date
- July 23, 1985, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Culver, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N32858Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850723033839A
- Case key
- 13161
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Analysis
The student plt was attempting his first solo landing and had difficulty correcting for the crosswind. When he was over the threshold, he initiated a go-around. The acft drifted to the left of the rwy and collided with trees 200 ft from the rwy centerline. During phone conversation with the student, he had misconceptions about control inputs during crosswind landings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32858
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7515259
- Airframe hours
- 4,824
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Culver Educational Foundation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 7, 1985 · 78 hours before
- Airport
- IN73 · Fleet Field, runway 8, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 16
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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