ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365990
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| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1990 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Sawyer Aviation |
| Registration: | N757PZ |
| MSN: | 15279908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maricopa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (KPHX) |
| (KPHX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT THE FLIGHT FLEW TO THE AIRSTRIP AT MARICOPA, ARIZONA, IN ORDER THAT THE 16 HOUR PRIMARY STUDENT COULD PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A STABILIZED SHORT FINAL APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AND AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A ROW OF TREES ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRSPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 40 KNOTS INDICATED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SINK RATE THAT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 15 KNOTS DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS; TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT; AND TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA021
History of this aircraft
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| 17 August 2001 | N757PZ | Aero Aircraft Leasing, Inc. | 0 | Newark, OH | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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