ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369129
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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 1989 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Ports Flying Services,inc |
| Registration: | N5315D |
| MSN: | 17272512 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2090 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Superior, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Superior, WI (KSUW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS HE APPLIED BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT IMPACTED A SNOWBANK.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND THE SNOWBANK.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89LA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 March 2003 | N5315D | Twin Ports Flying Service, Inc. | 3 | Foley, MN | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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