# NTSB Accident CHI97LA169
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 1997-06-17 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA169
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08082
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-17
- **Location:** MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.879131, -93.220703
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2455F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a go-around (aborted landing).  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare for landing, the reduced light conditions at dusk, and the obstruction (static wire) that was encountered during the go-around.

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