ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298052
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | California In Nice Inc |
| Registration: | N23AT |
| MSN: | 17270997 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17208 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Jose, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) |
| San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The manager at the flight school reported that, during a training flight, the student allowed the airplane to drift to the right of the runway centerline on approach. He added that the flight instructor reminded the student to remain on the centerline, but as the airplane flared for landing it continued to drift to the right of the centerline. The student applied full right rudder, the airplane "yawed and banked to the left," the instructor pilot initiated a go-around, but the right main landing gear struck a taxiway sign. Subsequently, the flight instructor continued the go-around and landed without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.
The manager at the flight school reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during the approach to land, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA232
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 12:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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