Piper PA-38-112 N4273E

Summary

On 3 June 1999 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N4273E, operated by Moonstar Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 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.

Date

3 June 1999 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston - May (2XS3)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N4273E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Moonstar Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA095

Nobody was injured.

Inadequate remedial action by the pilot in command (CFI) after the student failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the final stages of a visual approach to land. Factors were gusting crosswinds and the flight instructor's lack of total instructional experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While conducting a visual approach to land in gusting crosswinds, the dual student failed to maintain control of the aircraft. The flight instructor, who had 25 hours flight experience as an instructor, attempted to perform a go-around and the aircraft impacted the ground beside the runway of intended landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.