ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190260
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2016 |
| Time: | 20:06 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Air Associates of Missouri |
| Registration: | N52265 |
| MSN: | 172S10899 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2067 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chesterfield, St Louis County, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chesterfield, MO (SUS) |
| Chesterfield, MO (SUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was performing a night visual approach for landing. A witness on the ground, who was a flight instructor, stated that the airplane’s approach was “very unstable” and “erratic,” and that the airplane’s nose pitched up and down as the pilot made “large power adjustments.” He stated that the airplane then began a go-around, which he also described as “unstable.” The airplane subsequently descended and impacted terrain. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's unstable approach and subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N52265
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/69416-a94ad9b6179eab4fa3001e4ffe167d58c184ee83/aircrafttype/C172
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2016 00:32 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Sep-2016 00:40 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 20-Sep-2016 21:20 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 19:14 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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