Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N5094S, Tuesday 1 February 1994

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Date:	Tuesday 1 February 1994
Time:	20:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	Hd Race Products, Inc.
Registration:	N5094S
MSN:	28R-7135094
Year of manufacture:	1971
Total airframe hrs:	2000 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Burlington, WI - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 29 AT HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON HIS SECOND LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SNOWBANK AS IT CONTINUED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE, FACING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDESLOPE.

Accident investigation: