Piper PA-28-140 N44784

Summary

On 16 August 1995 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N44784, operated by Alec S. Bari, was involved in an accident near Bolivar, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1995 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolivar, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Whitehurst Field (M08)

Coordinates

35.2606, -88.9894

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N44784

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alec S. Bari

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95LA158

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper use of the throttle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on his second supervised solo flight. During the takeoff roll, the airplane veered left, departed the runway, and collided with a ditch. The student reported that the nose wheel began shimmying during the takeoff, and that he was unable to stop the airplane's drift. According to the instructor, who was observing the takeoff, the student delayed reducing the engine power when the airplane began drifting off of the runway. The owner reported that the nose wheel had been inspected by a mechanic on the same day, prior to the flight. A postaccident examination of the nose gear assembly did not reveal any deficiencies that would have affected its operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.