LEHIGH ACRES, FL, USA
N8445G
PIPER PA-28-161
DURING A SIMULATED, ENGINE-OUT, EMERGENCY, THE STUDENT ELECTED TO MAKE AN APPROACH TO A PAVED ROAD. WHILE TURNING TO A FINAL APPROACH AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) OBSERVED POWER LINES IN THEIR PATH. THE CFI ADVISED THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND. THE STUDENT RAISED THE NOSE WITHOUT ADDING POWER AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO STALL. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO ASSUME CONTROL OF THE PLANE, BUT AT FIRST, THE STUDENT WOULD NOT RELINQUISH THE CONTROLS. THE CFI FINALLY RECOVERED FROM THE STALL. REPORTEDLY HE HAD TO FLY BENEATH THE POWER LINES. THE ACFT CLEARED UNDER THE POWER LINES, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN 8 FT STREET SIGN. THE OUTBOARD 4 FT OF THE WING SEPARATED AND THE PLANE CRASHED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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