Piper PA-28-140 N95472

Summary

On 14 August 1988 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N95472, operated by Niemeyer Aviation, was involved in an accident near Hobart, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 1988 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hobart, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Hobart Sky Ranch (3H0)

Coordinates

41.5304, -87.2608

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N95472

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Niemeyer Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA211

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A PINE TREE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.