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Piper PA 28-140 N6257W

2 August 2014 · Beach, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 August 2014 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N6257W, operated by Thomad E. Mau, was involved in an accident near Beach, North Dakota, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Beach (20U)
Coordinates
46.6500, -103.6800
Aircraft
Piper PA 28-140
Registration
N6257W
Category
Airplane
Year built
1964
Engines
1
Operator
Thomad E. Mau
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kenmere → Beach
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN14CA410

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to initiate a go-around sooner, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot said he was on final approach for landing on runway 12 when he encountered a crosswind from the northeast. He corrected for the crosswind and proceeded to land. The airplane ballooned, touched down again and pulled to the right. The student pilot applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, became airborne, and struck a large hay bale.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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