Piper PA-28-180 N4433T

Summary

On 30 June 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N4433T was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Illinois, United States. 3 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

30 June 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenwood, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Galt Field Airport (10C)

Coordinates

42.4028, -88.3750

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N4433T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

La Porte → Greenwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA174

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial actions that resulted in a loss of control during the go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the gusting wind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that during final approach the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway after encountering a wind gust. He told the student pilot to initiate a go-around. As the student pilot increased engine power for the go-around the airplane pitched-up and then rolled to the left. The flight instructor assumed flight control of the airplane, but the airplane impacted left-wing low off the left side of the runway. The airplane cartwheeled and both wings separated from the airplane. The local area winds were out of the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting 17 knots. The flight instructor reported that the local topography produced a "strong wind current" that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.