Piper PA-38-112 N9713T
30 June 2000 · Montgomery, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2000 at about 14:50 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9713T was involved in an accident near Montgomery, Alabama, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery Regional (MGM)
- Coordinates
- 32.3404, -86.4001
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N9713T
- 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
- MIA00LA194
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control upon encountering variable winds during the landing flare/touchdown and his failure to recover from the resulting bounced landing which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that it was his first supervised solo flight, and during his second touch and go landing, as he flared, a gust caught the airplane, and it porpoised, bouncing three times. During the third bounce, the aircraft struck the ground in a nose-down attitude and incurred structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Steens, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Coopersville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Selma, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-38 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Mazzei Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Mazzei Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38 | Cheswold, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Pine Hill, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fayette, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2000 | Cessna 172H | Foley, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Siai-Marchetti F260B | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2000 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2000 | University of Alabama MINI-500 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |