ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358564
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1995 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aims Community College |
| Registration: | N49209 |
| MSN: | 15281194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6600 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raton, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pueblo, CO (KPUB) |
| (KRTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 20 TWICE, BUT EXPERIENCED A TAILWIND ON FINAL. SHE THEN SET UP TO LAND ON RWY 25, BUT INITIATED ANOTHER GO-AROUND DUE TO THE WIND. AFTER ADDING FULL POWER FOR THE GO-AROUND, 'TURBULENCE CAUSED MY HAND TO SLIP DOWN ON THE FLAP LEVER GIVING THE AIRCRAFT FULL FLAPS (30 DEGREES).' THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LANDED 'VERY HARD' ON THE GEAR. THE PILOT THEN RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A FULL STOP. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE FLAPS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA324
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1985 | N49209 | Imperial Aircraft Training,inc | 0 | Greeley, CO | |
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| 3 November 1987 | N49209 | Air Link Training Center, Inc. | 0 | Greeley, CO | |
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| 16 December 1988 | N49209 | Air Link, Inc | 0 | Greeley, CO | |
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Location
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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