ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163850
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| Date: | Thursday 13 February 2014 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas State University |
| Registration: | N816KS |
| MSN: | 17280911 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ellsworth Municipal Airport (9K7), Ellsworth, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Salina, KS (SLN) |
| Ellsworth, KS (9K7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was on his first solo cross country flight. He reported that while landing, the airplane drifted to the left on the narrow (50 foot wide) runway. He attempted to perform a go-around, but the airplane touched down. The airplane then went to the left side of the runway where it struck plowed snow banks that were about two feet high. After striking the snow bank, the airplane nosed over.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=816KS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2014 06:54 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Feb-2014 17:08 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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