ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355709
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1997 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4491R |
| MSN: | 17263233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grosse Ile, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KONZ) |
| (KONZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In a statement, the flight instructor (CFI) said he was demonstrating slow flight to the student while flying in ground effect over the runway. He indicated that the flaps were fully extended (40 degrees) and the power was just enough to sustain flying airspeed. At an altitude of approximately 5 feet above ground level (AGL), the left wing dipped. The left wing tip and main gear contacted the runway at which time the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to the pilot, his intent was to show the student that the airplane would still be controllable while flying at a slow airspeed in ground effect. The pilot added that during the maneuver, he let the airplane get away from him.
Probable Cause: the instructor pilot's inadequate planning/decision, resulting in an inadvertent stall situation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 2017 | N4491R | Monroe Aviation School Of Flight | 0 | Custer Airport (KTTF), Monroe, MI | |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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