Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N148ND

28 November 2007 · Orlando, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 November 2007 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N148ND, operated by Orlando Flight School, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, 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.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Orlando, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Kissimmee Gateway (KISM)
Coordinates
28.2897, -81.4369
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N148ND
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Orlando Flight School
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kissimmee → Kissimmee
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA08CA022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was practicing patterns. It was his third one. He was making a short field landing. As soon as he landed on the numbers, put the flaps down, carburetor heat off, tapped the brakes gently along with pulling the yoke back slowly, he felt the nose entering the grassy area. He tried to control it with the rudder but couldn't fix that. Finally he stopped in the middle of the grassy area. He then brought the plane to the taxiway at 15 and switched off the engine. The student pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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