Piper PA-38-112 N9423T

Summary

On 1 June 2000 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9423T was involved in an accident near Steens, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 June 2000 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Steens, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Hopper Field (29M)

Coordinates

33.5709, -88.3108

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N9423T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA182

1 person was seriously injured.

the flight instructor failed to maintain control of the airplane after landing, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors in this accident were the flight instructor allowed the student to get too fast and high on the approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was seen high and fast on the approach to runway 36, which was 1,400 feet long. A witness said the airplane landed about halfway down the runway, departed the end of the runway, and impacted with trees. The flight instructor (CFI) stated, that the student was at the controls and had turned base leg. The CFI stated, '...I assisted him to final leg he was fast and high. I took over the control [and landed [on the] first 1/3 [of the runway] but I was fast [and] ran out the runway length.' The FAA reported, that the pilot 'landed long' on a short grass field and 'failed to stop' the aircraft before impacting trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.