- Date
- April 27, 1984, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Shiro, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8695EPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840427014769A
- Case key
- 21321
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Analysis
The acft collided with a fence, ditch & trees during a touch-&-go landing on a short grass strip with obstructions at both ends. This was the students 4th solo attempt and according to the owner of the aviation training center touch-&-go landings are not normally permitted on fields that 'short' especially with a student of limited experience. He thought that the student 'coerced' the CFI into endorsing the solo flt. There were 40 ft trees at the end of the 2080 ft long turf airstrip. The owner of the training school said he saw evidence of braking at midfield when the student had doubts about clearing the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8695E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2804625147
- Airframe hours
- 1,754
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David W. Kiker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- Shiro, TX
- Airport
- runway 36, 2,080 × 50 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
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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