ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294792
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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 2004 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Mercer County Community College |
| Registration: | N262MC |
| MSN: | 17269549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erwinna, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Doylestown Airport, PA (DYL/KDYL) |
| Erwinna, PA (9N1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot thought he was practicing approaches and go-arounds to runway 25, a 3,058-foot-long, 120-foot-wide, turf runway. However, he was actually making approaches to runway 7; opposite the flow of traffic. During the third approach, while the airplane was on short final for runway 7, the student pilot observed another airplane final approach for runway 25. Fearing a collision, the student pilot banked the airplane left and initiated a climb. During the maneuver, he forgot to increase throttle and partially retract the flaps. The airplane subsequently stalled, descended straight down, and impacted a grass area to the left of the runway. Review of the airplane information manual revealed that a go-around required full engine power and a flap setting of 20 degrees.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to follow the go-around procedure which resulted in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA169
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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