Piper PA-28-161 N614FT

Summary

On 28 June 2013 at about 12:37 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N614FT, operated by Pan Am Ab Initio Inc., was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida, United States. One person was 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

28 June 2013 at 12:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Okeechobee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Okeechobee County (OBE)

Coordinates

27.2681, -80.8419

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N614FT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pan Am Ab Initio Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Okeechobee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA307

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

In preparation for landing during a solo cross country flight, the pilot configured the airplane with full flaps and reduced engine power nearly to idle. On landing, the airplane touched down hard and bounced. After electing to perform a go-around, the pilot retracted one notch of flaps and added full power, but the airplane did not climb. While in flight the airplane turned left, departed the runway and continued through a fence until it impacted a palm tree, flipped over and came to rest resulting in substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded this operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.