ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144186
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| Date: | Friday 2 March 2012 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GCAA Citabria Adventure |
| Owner/operator: | Cinco de Flyo, LLC |
| Registration: | N518F |
| MSN: | 5182009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 273 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Somerset Airport - KSMQ, Somerville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bedminster, NJ (SMQ) |
| Bedminster, NJ (SMQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that he and the pilot receiving instruction were practicing traffic pattern work and had performed two simulated engine failures without incident before the accident. The flight instructor initiated a third simulated engine failure at a higher altitude than the previous two and suggested the pilot receiving instruction perform S-turns to lose altitude. During the maneuver, the airplane descended too low to complete a power-off landing to the runway, and the flight instructor told the pilot receiving instruction to perform a go-around. The flight instructor also reached for the throttle to add full power for the go-around, but the airplane abruptly pitched down and impacted the ground, substantially damaging the wings and fuselage. Postaccident examination revealed that the pitch trim control was in the full forward (nose-down) position.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s inadvertent movement of the pitch trim control to the nose-down position while attempting a go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120302/NJNEWS/303020034/Small-airplane-reportedly-crashed-at-Somerset-Airport
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=518F
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/large/000/460/460117.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2012 02:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Mar-2012 07:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2012 07:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2012 06:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2012 06:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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