Piper PA-28-161 accident near Leesburg, VA
On November 9, 2005, a Piper PA-28-161 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Leesburg, VA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 9, 2005
- Place
- Leesburg, VA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.066°N, 77.551°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051124X01886
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2005, at 0925 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N4171T, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain near Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), Leesburg, Virginia. The certificated flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to representatives of the flight school that operated the airplane, the airplane was performing "touch and go" landings in the airport traffic pattern. A review of radar data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed that a radar target, identified as the accident airplane, appeared at 0919, about 1,700 feet prior to the departure end of runway 17, at an altitude of 400 feet msl. The airplane climbed to about 1,200 feet, and completed a left circuit around the airport consistent with a traffic pattern. The last radar target was observed at 0922, on the final approach path to runway 17, at an altitude of 600 feet. An airport employee was working in the runway 17 run-up area when he observed the accident airplane make a "normal" landing. The airplane touched down at the approach end of runway 17, and continued to roll past the point where he expected to see the airplane turn off the runway. He looked away for a moment, and when he next saw the airplane, it was still on the runway. Shortly thereafter, it disappeared from view behind a "hump" in the runway, about 300 - 400 feet prior to the departure end. He did
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
