ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374469
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| Date: | Monday 4 August 1986 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Double Eagle Aviation |
| Registration: | N55297 |
| MSN: | 17275153 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1551 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE STUDENT WAS MAKING A PRACTICE LANDING WHEN A SUDDEN WINDSHIFT OCCURRED. HE RPRTD THAT WHEN THEY WERE ON THE DOWNWIND FOR THEIR 5TH LANDING, THE WIND WAS FROM THE WSW, BUT JUST BEFORE THE LANDING, IT CHANGED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, BUT IT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE RWY. RPRTDLY, BRAKING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE SINCE THE WEIGHT OF THE ACFT WAS NOT ON THE GEAR. THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE END OF THE RWY & HIT A TREE. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE WIND WAS FROM THE SW AT 10 KTS. APRX 9 MI SOUTH AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTL ARPT, THE 1853 MDT SPECIAL WX OBSERVATION SHOWED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEG AT 20 GUSTING 34 KTS & THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHT RAIN.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN86LA218
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 09:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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