Piper PA-28R-200 N41331

Summary

On 7 September 1996 at about 20:41 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N41331, operated by Henry Gantner, was involved in an accident near Oxnard, California, 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

7 September 1996 at 20:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxnard, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oxnard (OXR)

Coordinates

34.2296, -119.0708

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N41331

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Henry Gantner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Camarillo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA331

Nobody was injured.

the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, and his delay in taking the controls and initiating a go-around. The student pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and the proximity of the runway remaining marker were related factors.

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

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During an approach to land, the student was performing a no flap slip, when the flight instructor (CFI) noticed the airplane was aligned with the edge of the runway, with low airspeed and a high rate of sink. When a collision with a runway remaining marker appeared imminent, the CFI took the controls and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, they felt a bump that they thought to be a hard landing. As they continued the go-around, the Oxnard tower controller advised the pilots that the airplane had collided with the runway marker. The pilots returned to the Camarillo airport, where they landed without further incident. An inspection revealed damage to the right wing. The runway remaining marker was also damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.