NEW ALBANY, MS, USA
N76379
CESSNA 140
THE STUDENT PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE 1 OR 2 LANDINGS AFTER RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECALL DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT HIS WIFE WAS AT THE AIRPORT & WAS A WITNESS. ACCORDING TO HER, THE PLT MADE A GO-AROUND ON HIS FIRST APPROACH. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED ONCE OR TWICE, POWER WAS ADDED & THE ACFT LIFTED OFF. HOWEVER, DURING THE SEQUENCE, THE ACFT ANGLED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF TREES APRX 360 FT FROM THE RWY CENTERLINE. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED & AN ENGINE RUN-UP WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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