Piper PA-28R-200 N22DB

Summary

On 9 October 2002 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N22DB, operated by Gary Self, was involved in an accident near Cullman, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 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

9 October 2002 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cullman, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Folsom Field Airport (3A1)

Coordinates

34.1706, -86.8298

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N22DB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Self

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cullman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03LA004

3 people had minor injuries.

the pilot-in-command's (CFI) delayed remedial action, and improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing, and impact with a parked airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a touch-and-go landing with the student at the controls, the CFI stated that the student "over flared" causing the airplane to climb and slow down. The CFI told the student to add power, and the student added too much causing the airplane to climb a little more. The CFI took over control of the airplane, added full power to the engine, but said he was too slow in "reducing flaps." The airplane did not accelerate or climb, so the CFI reduced the flaps to the second notch, but was unable to recover. He reduced power to idle, the airplane contacted the ground two or three times, went through the infield between the runway and taxiway, struck a parked airplane with the left wing, and went down into a gully.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.