ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289453
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 2011 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Compass 21 Inc |
| Registration: | N32SF |
| MSN: | 17264958 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16589 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Statesville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mocksville, NC (31A) |
| Mocksville, NC (31A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructor stated that during an instructional flight he and his student departed a private grass strip on runway 22. They climbed to 800 feet and turned left toward the airport in order to simulate an engine out emergency. The instructor reduced the power and the student pilot turned back towards the grass strip to land on runway 4. During the final approach to landing, the airplane encountered a tailwind and, in an attempt to go-around, the airplane collided with trees at the end of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and wings. The pilots reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. The nearest airport's weather observation system reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 210 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during the go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA205
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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