- Date
- August 24, 1986, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clintonville, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2352NPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860824081599A
- Case key
- 13516
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following at least three successful practice low approaches to a farm field, the student pilot climbed over a small wooded area and did a 180 degree turn to perform an approach to another field. He flew down to within 20 feet of the ground, then applied full power to climb back up. During the go-around, his right wing struck the highest line of a power line array at the end of the field. The aircraft yawed and lost altitude; however, the student recovered and landed uneventfully at an airfield about 15 miles away.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2352N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A8088
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Atlantic West Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1986
- Departed
- MCX · Monticello, IN
- Destination
- CLI · Clintonville, WI
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2352N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.