Piper PA-28R-201 N6008H

Summary

On 30 September 1996 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N6008H, operated by D&A Aviation, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were 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

30 September 1996 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6497, -90.5795

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201

Registration

N6008H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

D&A Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA356

Nobody was injured.

improper flare by the dual student during the landing, and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor (CFI).

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

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The flight instructor (CFI) reported that the student (commercial pilot) was training to renew his flight instructor certificate. During the second landing, the student was five to ten knots slow on final approach. The flight instructor made a verbal recommendation. (He reported that he might have said 'airspeed.') Two or three seconds before touchdown, the instructor put his hands on the yolk and 'assisted' the student. The instructor reported that the airplane touched down hard, but that '. . . there was no indication after this landing that the airplane was not safe for another circuit and we proceeded to do another takeoff and another landing.' After the plane was parked, dented skin was observed on the left wing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.