ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361145
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Date: | Friday 22 October 1993 |
Time: | 14:45 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-12 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3568M |
MSN: | 12-2504 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4597 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hamilton, MT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | (6S5) |
Destination airport: | (6S5) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING DURING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, WHEN THE AIRPLANED TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY & BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE STUDENT INITIATED CORRECTIIVE ACTION TO STOP THE PORPOISE, BUT THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH, & WAS DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING, THE RESULTANT PORPOISE, AND THE DITCH NEAR THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA94LA019 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA019
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