Aviation Accident Summary CHI90LA062

STEUBENVILLE, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N557PA

PIPER PA-28-140

Analysis

THE NINETEEN-HOUR STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOS WHEN THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY NOSEDOWN. THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE SLID ALONG THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause and Findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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