MINR · Piper PA-28-181 · 1999-01-11 · ARLINGTON, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA073
Event ID
20001204X00078
Type
Accident
Date
1999-01-11
Location
ARLINGTON, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.180225, -112.789337
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N4129S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his student and his failure to initiate timely remedial action. Contributing factors were the student's failure to maintain the proper glidepath under the existing downdraft condition, the flight instructor's failure to adhere to the company procedure regarding minimum safe altitudes for termination of practice forced landings. Additional contributing factors were the downdraft condition and the power.