ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367121
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1990 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Stenson Aviation |
| Registration: | N48259 |
| MSN: | 15283314 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Castle, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Beaver Falls, PA (KBVI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS. ON THE LAST APPROACH AND LANDING, THE STUDENT RAISED THE AIRPLANE TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE, PUTTING THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE LOW PITCH ATTITUDE. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REGAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IN ABOUT 200 FEET.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY A STUDENT PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA086
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 2009 | N48259 | Orion Aviation | 0 | Carlsbad, California | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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