Piper PA28 N7855W

Summary

On 9 May 2019 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N7855W, operated by Alpha One Air Service, LLC, was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, 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 May 2019 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Wilgrove Air Park (8A6)

Coordinates

35.2131, -80.6681

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N7855W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Alpha One Air Service, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA280

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper attempted go-around and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall followed by a hard landing, runway excursion, and impact with vegetation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during landing on a 40-ft-wide runway, a wind gust pushed the airplane left of the centerline. While correcting back to centerline, the flight instructor told the student that the airplane was slow, so the student added power. While on short final, the instructor told the student to initiate a go-around and to "go full power." While initiating a climb, the student heard the stall warning horn, and the instructor told him to "get the nose down." As the student lowered the nose, he felt a hard "bump" as the airplane touched down on the runway. The airplane veered left off the runway, struck vegetation, and spun around. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.