ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373625
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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 1987 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Woodbridge Airport Inc. |
| Registration: | N6558L |
| MSN: | 15284435 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3608 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodbridge, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodbridge, VA (W22 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING THE LAST OF 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE LANDING WAS MADE AT MINIMUM AIRSPEED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE WHERE AFTERWARDS THE L MAIN GEAR HIT A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE RWY. A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN IN THE SNOW. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE INSPECTION PLATE BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS WAS BENT UP AND MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH HIS L-FOOT AS HE TRIED TO STEER THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE L. MAIN GEAR HIT THE SNOWBANK ABOUT 1 SECOND AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE STUDENT IS A PRIVATE PILOT; HOWEVER HE WAS RESTRICTED TO STUDENT PRIVILEGES PENDING A FAA MEDICAL FLIGHT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO87LA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1989 | N6558L | Metropolitian Helicopters | 0 | Manassas, VA | |
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| 27-Mar-2024 15:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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