PIPER PA-28-161
Lake Wales, FL, June 19, 2012
Event Information
| Date | June 19, 2012 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| Location | Lake Wales, FL |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 27.88944, -81.61889 |
| Airport | Lake Wales Municipal Airport |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
| NTSB Number | ERA12CA407 |
| Event ID | 20120621X82706 |
Aircraft
| Make | PIPER |
| Model | PA-28-161 |
| Registration # | N373CA |
| Operator | JULES AIRCRAFT INC |
| Owner | JULES AIRCRAFT INC |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 2 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s power management, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's premature power reduction during the landing flare.
Full Narrative
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he was conducting a training flight with the student pilot on short field landings. During last short field landing, as the airplane flew over the runway numbers, the airplane dropped and landed hard. According to the student pilot, he recalled that the airplane was at 55 knots during short final. As the airplane began to descend, he attempted a go-around, but did not advance the throttle quickly enough and the airplane landed hard on the runway. During the examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, it was revealed that the firewall was buckled. The CFI and student pilot did not report any flight control malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.