ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233313
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| Date: | Thursday 27 February 2020 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7904G |
| MSN: | 17259604 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5262 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dubois Municipal Airport (U41), Clark County, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rexburg Madison County Airport, ID (RXE/KRXE) |
| Rexburg Madison County Airport, ID (RXE/KRXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, during the instructional flight, the student was making a low pass over the snow-covered runway when the airplane encountered a downdraft that decreased the airspeed and increased the descent rate. The instructor reported that he was too relaxed and should have added power at that moment but didn't. The wheels contacted the snow, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a proper airspeed and descent rate while conducting a low pass over a snow-covered runway after encountering a downdraft and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in the wheels contacting the snow and the airplane nosing over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7904G
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Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2020 11:26 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Feb-2020 20:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2020 04:19 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Aug-2020 09:54 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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