ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285380
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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 2008 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force |
| Registration: | N453SP |
| MSN: | 172S8297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Girdwood, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED) |
| Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot/student, seated in the left seat, and the certified flight instructor, seated in the right seat, departed on a visual flight rules flight for mountain flying instruction and an Aero Club airplane checkout. The instructor decided to have the pilot land at an airport that had a 2,088 foot long runway. The first approach to the airport was high and fast, and the landing approach was aborted. On the second approach, the airplane was again high and fast, and touched down about 600 to 800 feet beyond the runway threshold. The runway surface was compacted snow and ice, and the braking action was poor. The airplane collided with a snow berm at the end of the runway, and received substantial damage to the landing gear and fuselage. The flight instructor did not take control of the airplane at any time before or during the accident sequence.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's lack of action to correct a high and fast landing approach which resulted in a long landing, and subsequent collision with a snow berm at the end of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's improper approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09CA016
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 08:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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