Piper PA-28-140 N5416S

Summary

On 10 April 1999 at about 12:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5416S was involved in an accident near Mora, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 April 1999 at 12:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Mora, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Mora Municipal (JMR)

Coordinates

45.8709, -93.2895

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5416S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA125

1 person had minor injuries.

the student pilot's improper soft field takeoff technique in that excessive back pressure was used which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total experience.

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

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The student pilot was performing a soft field takeoff on runway 35 when the accident occurred. He stated he was 99% sure that he applied 20 degrees of flaps for the takeoff. He then held the yoke back and applied full power. He reported he felt the nose lifting and he '...failed to keep it from going too high and felt the back end raise.' He stated the airplane got out of ground effect without enough airspeed to remain airborne. The airplane stalled/mushed into a wooded area off the left side of the runway. The student reported the local winds were from 010 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.