ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360536
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Date: | Saturday 30 April 1994 |
Time: | 15:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6879B |
MSN: | 18-5065 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-2A2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bainbridge, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
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Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE PRACTICE LANDING AREA WHEN THE REAR SEAT BACK FELL FORWARD AND JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROL. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE CONTROLS BUT FAILED. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH, TOUCHED DOWN IN THE LANDING AREA, AND COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
Probable Cause: THE UNSECURED REAR SEAT BACK WHICH FELL FORWARD AND JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL94LA090 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA090
Revision history:
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