ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364803
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 1991 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Aerovision, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2946E |
| MSN: | 17271380 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sedona, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Holbrook, AZ (P14) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT HIS ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING FLARE HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND, BALLOONED, AND ADDED ENGINE POWER. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE 75 FOOT WIDE BY 5131 FOOT LONG RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GO-AROUND COURSE OVER THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA336
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1994 | N2946E | Aerovision | 0 | Sedona, AZ | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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