CHARLOTTE, NC, USA
N2528N
PIPER PA-38-112
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN DOING AIRWORK FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AND RETURNED FOR TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS HE MADE ANOTHER APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND TOUCHED DOWN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PORPOISED AND VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT DID NOT TRY TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY BUT CONTINUED ON AND THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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