- Date
- July 26, 1986, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2444NPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860726040809A
- Case key
- 13493
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI and student had been practicing touch-and-go's and had just made a full stop landing. The CFI reported that during a subsequent soft field takeoff, accelleration seemed a little slow, and after lift-off, the aircraft seemed to stop accelerating altogether. Reportedly, the stall warning system beeped a few times and the aircraft subsequently struck uneven terrain (a road) and crashed. The CFI also reported practicing soft field takeoffs in the same aircraft just prior to this lesson. An inspection did not reveal any defects with the aircraft. The CFI had a total of only 320 hours of flying time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2444N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0845
- Airframe hours
- 3,351
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Four Lakes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 24, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- C29 · Morey, runway 18, 2,260 × 135 ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 320 total · 55 in this make and model · 258 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2444N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.