I didn’t want to post this on the tragic accident thread, as we don’t know the real reason for the crash,and supposition doesn't help anybody.
We were talking about it last night with some very experienced pilots and I recalled that when I was early into solos on the PA28-180, I was on short final and the controls went a bit sloppy, I looked at airspeed and it was 65 knots!
I lowered the nose slightly and increased power and thankfully everything worked out OK, I’ve not done it since because it was a real wake up call and I now always keep my eye alternately on the airspeed and outside view.
I know I’m low hours, but perhaps that makes this more relevant for all students.
There is a high workload on the base and final approach and it is easy to forget the most important thing when you are concentrating on other stuff.
Lister
