NONE · PIPER PA-38-112 · 1989-09-04 · TORRANCE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX89LA301
Event ID
20001213X29411
Type
Accident
Date
1989-09-04
Location
TORRANCE, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.799427, -118.349876
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-38-112
Registration
N25649
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF TRAINING IN RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDINGS FROM HER INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).