Piper PA28 N9476R
6 June 2019 · Westminster, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2019 at about 15:02 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N9476R was involved in an accident near Westminster, Maryland, 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 15:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westminster, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carroll County Rgnl/Jack B Poa (DMW)
- Coordinates
- 39.6083, -77.0078
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N9476R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gaithersburg → Westminster
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA19TA195
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting a solo flight during which he was practicing full-stop landings. During his third landing, the nosewheel bounced. He added power to regain control of the airplane, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and continued down an embankment before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed buckling of the firewall and engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. The accident is consistent with the pilot’s loss of directional control during his attempted recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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