ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365761
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| Date: | Monday 21 January 1991 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | University Of North Dakota |
| Registration: | N95684 |
| MSN: | 15285977 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erskine, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bemidji, MN (KBJI) |
| Grand Forks, ND (GFK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON A STUDENT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, SHE ENCOUNTERED SNOW SHOWERS, TURBULENCE AND MARGINAL VISIBILITY. A 180 DEGREE TURN WAS INITIATED TOWARDS A NEARBY AIRPORT, BUT AFTER LOSING ALTITUDE IN THE TURN, AND FIGHTING THE TURBULENCE, A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A RURAL ROAD. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA077
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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