Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-28-235 near Lake Havasu City, AZ — 2010-05-08

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Date
2010-05-08
Location
Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
Airport
HII
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28-235
Registration
N918JR
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, resulting in a stall/mush.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a local training flight. After flying about 1 hour in the practice area, she returned to the airport to perform touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. The reported winds at the time of the accident were 200 at 4 knots. During the approach to runway 32, she felt that a crosswind blew the airplane to the left. Landing in this position would have resulted in excessive stress to the left main landing gear. The student pilot initiated a go-around, applying full power and turning off carburetor heat. She indicated that at this point, an updraft pushed the airplane nose up and the airplane stalled. The student pilot attempted to recover from the stall; however, the "controls were sloppy and the airplane was not responding." The airplane came to rest inverted.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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