Piper PA 28-150 N5790W

Summary

On 9 November 2013 at about 16:39 local time, a Piper PA 28-150 registered N5790W, operated by Link Gerald L, was involved in an accident near Concordia, Kansas, 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

9 November 2013 at 16:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Concordia, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Blosser Muni (CNK)

Coordinates

39.5581, -97.6531

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-150

Registration

N5790W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Link Gerald L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concordia → Concordia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA050

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s improper decision to attempt a climb with an excessive pitch attitude for the tailwind condition and flap setting, which resulted in an approach to stall and subsequent off-field landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot reported that they used soft-field procedures for takeoff. After lifting off with a high-pitch attitude, the pilots continued to climb the airplane using a high-pitch attitude to clear a simulated obstacle. With a partial flap setting, tailwind condition, and high-pitch attitude, the airplane struggled to climb and approached a stall. The flight instructor chose to make an off-field landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examinations of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.