Piper PA28 N284MK

Summary

On 20 December 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N284MK, operated by North Star Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Mankato, Minnesota, 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

20 December 2017 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Mankato Rgnl (MKT)

Coordinates

44.2225, -93.9178

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N284MK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

North Star Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mankato → Mankato

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA092

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent go-around during which the student exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced hard. She added power to go around, and as the airplane became airborne, it began to drift to the left. The airplane aerodynamically stalled, impacted terrain, and collided with a golf cart adjacent to the runway, which was occupied by the student pilot's flight instructor. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The chief pilot of the flight school reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, about 4 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 080° at 6 knots. The airplane landed on runway 33.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.