Piper PA-38-112 N2422N

Summary

On 26 January 1997 at about 18:10 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2422N, operated by Southwind Aviation, was involved in an accident near Brownsville, Texas, 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

26 January 1997 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Brownsville International (BRO)

Coordinates

25.9202, -97.4797

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2422N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Southwind 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

FTW97LA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed go-around and subsequent inadvertent stall. A factor was the gusty winds.

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

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The student pilot, aware of the displaced (2,600 feet) threshold, was cleared for landing on runway 17. During the final approach with full flaps (37 degrees), the airplane started 'dropping' from approximately 100 feet AGL and the pilot added 1/2 throttle; however, the added power 'did not stop the drop.' Upon making a go-around decision, the pilot added full power and retracted the flaps to 21 degrees. Subsequently, the left wing of the airplane hit the dirt and the airplane spun around 150 degrees before coming to rest in the grass at the side of the runway. The operator reported that the student had received instruction on all the solo requirements including emergency procedures and go-around procedures. The student stated that he had not done a go-around with an instructor; however, during a previous solo flight, he had made a go-around from 400 feet AGL during an approach for runway 31 and this was his first attempted go-around from a low altitude. The Pilot/Operator Report, stated that 'while attempting a go-around the aircraft stalled [with] the left wing impacting the ground.' Winds varied from 160 degrees to 170 degrees at 13 knots with gust to 22 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.