# NTSB NYC95LA152: Piper PA-28-140, N15157, Minersville, PA, July 11, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 11, 1995, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Minersville, PA - Coordinates: 40.690464, -76.24932 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6905&lon=-76.2493&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 27, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38996 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA152 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38996/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA152 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper go-around procedure, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush into trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - go-around - improper, pilot in command (cause) - throttle/power control - not used, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The student pilot was on her second approach during a solo flight. About 10 feet above the runway, the student applied partial power to slow the descent rate. The airplane drifted off the left side of the runway, and the student attempted to go around without increasing power. The student pulled on the control wheel and noticed the stall warning light flicker. The airplane stalled into the trees. The 70-hour student had been inactive from flying for 6 months before accruing 6.2 hours of dual flight instruction. The student was endorsed for solo flight just prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On July 11, 1995, at 1230 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA- 28-140, N15157, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees during a go-around at the Schuylkill County Airport, Minersville, Pennsylvania. The student pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the solo flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the student pilot (SP) stated that when she arrived at the airport, her flight instructor endorsed her log book for solo flight. The SP's first landing was uneventful. During the second approach, the SP descended to 10 feet above the runway. She further stated: I felt that the plane was coming down too quickly for me to make a good landing and...I would hit the runway hard and balloon...I put in some power...to land again without going around. It then felt like I was too high and was beginning to drift off the runway. I found myself...to the left of the runway...and decided to go around...I pulled up on the yoke to get over the trees ...This is when I saw the stall light flickering ...My first instinct was to pull up more on the yoke. Unfortunately...I forgot to increase to full power...my nose had been so high, I could no longer see the trees ...I stalled the aircraft and fell out of the sky into the trees... According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the student pilot (SP) had accumulated about 70 hours of flight experience. The SP did not fly between November 25, 1994, and June, 1995. The SP flew three flights in June, and one flight in July, 1995, with a certified flight instructor. At the completion of these 4 flights, totaling 6.2 hours, the SP's flight instructor released her for this solo flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N15157](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15157-1998-09-08), registration cancelled 1998-09-08, S/N 287225600 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 287225600 - Airframe hours: 6754 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Ace Pilot Training - Registered owner: Gus Yialamas - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 14, 1995, 79 hours before - Departed: ZER - Airport: ZER, Schuylkill County, runway 29, 4,594 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 10 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MDT, 40 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950711048349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711048349A), Jul 11, 1995: Piper PA28140, Pottsville, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was signed off for solo the morning of the accident. On her second landing, she lost control of the aircraft near the ground, stalled and veered… From the NTSB's public API. 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