Piper PA-38-112 N49672

Summary

On 7 June 2002 at about 14:18 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N49672 was involved in an accident near Henderson, Nevada, United States. 2 people were 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

7 June 2002 at 14:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Henderson (HND)

Coordinates

35.9764, -115.1328

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N49672

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Henderson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA186

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and the instructor's inadequate supervision.

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

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The airplane had a bounced landing, and on the go-around it contacted the ground two more times before coming to rest on the left side of the runway. The airplane was in the landing pattern practicing touch-and-go landings. On the third approach to landing, the student flared too high; the airplane contacted the ground hard and bounced. The CFI instructed the student to go around by applying full power and reducing the flaps to the first notch. The student applied full power, and raised the flaps to the full up position. The CFI then lowered the nose to gain airspeed, but the airplane contacted the ground again. The right wing dug into dirt and rocks in the uneven terrain beside the runway. The wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.