ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358428
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 1995 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5774E |
| MSN: | 17274 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North East, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (PA08) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE RETURNED FROM THE PRACTICE AREA AND LANDED. '...ON LANDING, THE ROLL OUT BECAME ERRATIC, AND DECIDED TO ADD POWER AND TAKE OFF AGAIN. TRIED TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HIT THE TOP OF TREES WITH PROPELLER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.' POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY THE FAA REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS, OF WHICH 6 WERE SOLO.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's delay in initiating an aborted landing and his failure to attain obstacle clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA196
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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