Accident Summary
The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing. The student pilot reported that this was his first landing of the day.
Pilot Report
While on final approach, at an altitude of 10 to 20 feet above the ground and an airspeed of 60 to 65 knots, the pilot heard a loud noise. He stated the noise seemed to come from the right side of the airplane behind the passenger seat. Shortly after the noise, the airplane began to bank hard to the left, as if in a large crosswind. The bank became uncontrollable, even with the yoke turned fully to the right. The pilot increased the throttle slightly and applied right aileron, but the airplane did not recover. It remained in the left bank until it contacted the grass next to the taxiway. The pilot reported that the stall warning horn sounded just prior to impact.
Postaccident Inspection
A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no failure or malfunction of the airplane or its flight control systems that would have resulted in the reported loss of control.
Pilot Experience
The student pilot reported a total flight time of 42 hours, of which 1.6 hours were solo flight time.