Aviation accident CEN14LA361

Name: aviation accident: PIPER PA 18-150 near Monte Vista (2014-07-12)
Start: 2014-07-12
Location: Monte Vista, CO, USA

NONE · PIPER PA 18-150 · 2014-07-12 · Monte Vista, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN14LA361
Event ID: 20140714X53915
Type: Accident
Date: 2014-07-12
Location: Monte Vista, CO, USA
Coordinates: 37.658332, -106.033889

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA 18-150
Registration: N91106
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angleofattack during a go-around following impact with a barley crop, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct a shallow approach with the airplane facing directly into the setting sun, which resulted in sun glare.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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