Piper PA-24-250 N5836P
19 December 1998 · Clearwater, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1998 at about 22:14 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5836P, operated by Mark R. Whitney, was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida, United States. 3 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE)
- Coordinates
- 27.9004, -82.6805
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5836P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark R. Whitney
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The delay by the pilot-in-command (CFI) to take control of the airplane and inadvertent stall/mush resulting in the uncontrolled descent and impact with the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student had failed the soft field takeoff procedure during a commercial checkride 3 days earlier and was flying with his flight instructor for additional training. The instructor stated that the student had the tendency to allow the airplane to drift to the left after the nose wheel came off the ground. The flight departed and with the student performing a soft field takeoff, the airplane began drifting to the left. The instructor advised the student to apply 'a lot more right rudder!' and the student applied 'way too much' right rudder. While flying in a cross controlled condition, the instructor attempted to regain control but the airplane stalled and the left wing of the airplane contacted the runway, followed by the right wing. The airplane then traveled off the runway onto grass and came to rest with the right main landing gear collapsed. The instructor stated that he should have taken corrective action sooner. Examination of the airplane revealed a bent and broken threaded portion of a rod end for the retract/extension rod.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1998 | Piper PA-24-250 | Sutherlin, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1998 | Piper PA-24-400 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1998 | Piper PA-24-250 | Victorville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-24-260 | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Kenneth M. Bleavins | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Dec 1998 | Piper PA-24-180 | West Jordan, Utah, United States | Michael H. Wray | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Piper PA-24 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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