Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On March 21, 1994, at 1015 central standard time, Piper PA-28- 180, N7812W, sustained substantial damage when the solo student pilot lost directional control and departed runway 14 during landing roll at the New Richmond Municipal Airport, New Richmond, Wisconsin. The solo instructional flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, originated at the Lake Elmo Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota, at 0945. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
The student pilot reported: "...when I touched down the left wing picked up and I must have overcorrected because the plane went up on the right wing tip and started left headed off the runway..." The airplane departed the runway and the nose landing gear strut broke off.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI94LA119