Piper PA-28-140 N7406J

Summary

On 23 July 1998 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7406J was involved in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 1998 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Nantucket Memorial (ACK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7406J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA150

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to perform a go-around. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

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

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The student pilot misunderstood air traffic control instructions, and set up for the wrong runway. She was advised of the mistake, told to depart, and reenter the landing pattern for Runway 30. She said she felt rattled by the confusion, and found herself over the runway at 300 feet and too fast. She thought about going around, but felt she might conflict with traffic on another runway. She pulled back on the throttle to land, and the airplane hit hard. It bounced into the air, touched down again, and skidded off the runway to the left. Winds recorded about 35 minutes prior to the accident were from 190 degrees magnetic at 6 knots, and winds recorded about 25 minutes after the accident were from 200 degrees magnetic at 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.