Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW88LA071

SAN BENITO, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N24447

PIPER PA-38-112

Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLT. AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE POWER WAS INCREASED, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE ACFT THEN CONTINUED INTO THE DIRT BESIDE THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE ACFT STOPPED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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