- Date
- July 22, 1988, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25WFPiper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880722052009A
- Case key
- 14121
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing a landing on a solo instructional flight, the student pilot allowed the aircraft to drift off the left side of the runway and strike the VASI lights. The student pilot had only flown 2 hours, including 10 takeoffs and landings, in the past 90 days, and stated that the winds were shifting around while he was in the traffic pattern.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25WF
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5671
- Airframe hours
- 236
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Wally'S Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wally'S Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 1987 · 86 hours before
- Airport
- MIC · Minneapolis-Crystal, runway 13L, 3,267 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 29 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIC
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 N25WF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.