NONE · PIPER PA-38 · 1994-04-06 · TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA94LA113
Event ID
20001206X01152
Type
Accident
Date
1994-04-06
Location
TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.449775, -84.279685
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-38
Registration
N2477E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND LACK OF RUDDER INPUT DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. RUDDER INPUT WAS NEEDED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE P-FACTOR GENERATED BY THE INCREASE IN POWER ON THE GO-AROUND.