NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86LA237
Registry · N2002E
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
WEATHERLY AVIATION CO INC 620B
Year of manufacture
1992
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19921113
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A194A6
Registrant of record
BEERY MILO A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO ON RUNWAY 03 AT GOODYEAR AIRPORT, GOODYEAR, AZ. HER INSTRUCTOR ADVISED HER TO MAKE THREE TOUCH & GO TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR POSITIONED HERSELF NEAR THE LANDING AREA AND ADVISED THE STUDENT PILOT THAT SHE WOULD WAVE TO HER IF SHE WANTED HER TO TERMINATE THE TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE INITIAL LANDING WAS NEARLY PERFECT. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS & THE ACFT LIFTED OFF IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AND ABOUT A 30 DEGREE PITCH UP ATTITUDE. WHEN THE ACFT REACHED ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND A STEEP DESCENDING DIVE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ABOUT A 200 DEG MAGNETIC HEADING, RIGHT-SIDE UP. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. RUNWAY 03 IS CONCRETE SURFACED AND IS 8,500 FT LONG BY 150 FT WIDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_LAX86LA237.txt.
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