MINR · Piper PA-32R-301 · 1997-08-17 · JEFFERSON CITY, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI97LA262
Event ID
20001208X08589
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-17
Location
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, USA
Coordinates
38.499168, -92.130302
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-32R-301
Registration
N8147B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's incomplete preflight of the airplane's stabilizer and rudder trim settings for takeoff, his failure to correct for the high pitch during the initial climb, his failure to recover from the bounced landing, and the inadvertent stall. Factors relating to this accident were the improper stabilizer and rudder trim settings.