Piper PA-28-140 N61CS

Summary

On 30 December 2000 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N61CS, operated by A.v. Aviation, was involved in an accident near Rosamond, California, 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

30 December 2000 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rosamond, California, United States

Nearest airport

Rosamond Skypark (L00)

Coordinates

34.8703, -118.3395

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N61CS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

A.v. Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA067

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper airplane handling technique and inadequate airspeed during performance of an intentional soft field takeoff.

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The student pilot had previously practiced a soft field takeoff with his instructor, and he was authorized to attempt the maneuver by himself. The student extended the wing flaps to the customary second notch position and commenced the takeoff roll. The airplane accelerated, its nose pitched upward, and the airplane lifted off the ground in a nose high attitude. As the airplane departed ground effect, its high nose up pitch attitude did not decrease. The airplane yawed left, stalled, and descended until impacting the ground, a tree, and a building.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.