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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 2009 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee 235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8658W |
| MSN: | 28-10183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rutherford County Airport (KFQD), North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rutherford, NC (FQD) |
| Rutherford, NC (FQD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A certified flight instructor and his student flew a short cross country flight. At the destination airport, the pilots practiced five landings, and then the flight instructor exited the aircraft so the student could practice touch-and-go landings. On the third touch and go, the student pilot was too far left of the runway and initiated a go around, during which the airplane "stalled." During the subsequent uncontrolled descent, the airplane clipped trees and impacted a ravine upside down, breaking off the right wing. The pilots stated that there was a 5 knot wind from the right but thought it was not a factor. They also stated there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. Both pilots were contacted numerous times and neither submitted a National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 as required.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while performing a go-around which resulted in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2009 14:32 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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