Piper PA-38-112 N2477K

Summary

On 20 April 1997 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2477K, operated by Wellsville Flying Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Wellsville, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 April 1997 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wellsville, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Wellsville Municipal (ELZ)

Coordinates

42.1193, -77.9406

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2477K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wellsville Flying Service, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA068

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control, during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

This flight was a combined dual and solo instructional lesson. The student pilot and flight instructor (CFI) did 5 takeoffs and landings before the student continued with his solo flight. According to the student, on his sixth landing the airplane bounced hard, and he initiated a go-around. On his next landing attempt, the airplane bounced hard again, but he continued the landing. The CFI, who was observing the flight from the ground, stated that the airplane bounced, then the student flared too high, causing the airplane to stall. According to the CFI, the left wing hit the ground first followed by the left main gear and the nose gear. The student and CFI stated the airplane veered off the runway to the left and came to rest about 80 to 100 feet left of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.