ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133920
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Heartland Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N94647 |
| MSN: | 15285749 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eau Claire, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KEAU) |
| (KEAU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While performing practice crosswind landings, the student pilot pushed the yoke forward in the flare. The flight instructor said that he could not react in time, and the airplane struck nose gear first, collapsing the nose gear. When the nose gear collapsed, the upper-scissor assembly penetrated the belly skin and ruptured the main fuel line between the low-point drain and the gascolator. Subsequently, a fire erupted and the airplane was destroyed.
Probable Cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's improper flare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA180
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1991 | N94647 | Gibson Avaition | 0 | Eau Claire, WI | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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