Piper PA-28-235 N235CF

Summary

On 29 August 1998 at about 16:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N235CF was involved in an accident near Mineola, Texas, 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

29 August 1998 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Mineola, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mineola Wisener Field (3F9)

Coordinates

32.6607, -95.4794

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N235CF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tyler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA381

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post. A factor was the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action to remedy the student's improper glidepath.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the dual instructional flight, the airplane collided with a fence post about 25 feet short of the runway while on final approach for landing. The flight instructor described the 43-hour student pilot's approach as 'stabilized although it was a little low.' According to the instructor, as the airplane approached the runway, there was 'a sudden drop of about 15 to 20 feet' at which time he took control and landed the airplane on the runway. According to the student pilot, 'moments before striking the post my instructor said something like 'watch the fence' and took the controls.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.