Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL88LA165

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N8205

PIPER PA-28-161

Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH A CROSS WIND GUSTING TO AN ESTIMATED 20 KTS. AFTER LANDING, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE STUDENT PILOT HELD THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLS RIGID. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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