Piper PA-28-140 N4396T

Summary

On 16 November 2007 at about 14:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4396T was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 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

16 November 2007 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (MBT)

Coordinates

35.8775, -86.3775

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4396T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayettsville → Murfreesboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA040

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action and failure to maintain runway alignment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight the student pilot slipped the Piper PA-28-140 in order to lose altitude while on final approach for landing. After reaching a "reasonable approach altitude" the student then realigned the airplane and continued the final approach. During the flare, the student "flared way too much," and the airplane ballooned. The instructor then "grabbed" the controls and added full power in an attempt to recover. According to the instructor, the airplane was so close to the ground at this point that it did not have time to climb out. The instructor then "chose" to touchdown in the grass to the left of the runway, substantially damaging the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.