- Date
- August 25, 1985, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- San Martin, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N25660Piper PA38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850825044789A
- Case key
- 24816
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed(vmc) - not maintainedCause
Go-around - not performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Stall/mush - inadvertentCause
TotalFactor
Analysis
The acft stalled & collided with the ground during an attempted go-around. The plt was a student on her 1st solo ftl. During the maneuver the flaps remained fully extended and the plt tried to turn rt at slow airspeed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25660
- Reported as
- Piper PA38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0042
- Airframe hours
- 1,239
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Two Genes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 2, 1985 · 101 hours before
- Airport
- Q99 · South County, runway 32, 3,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.