ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291960
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 2006 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N12626 |
| MSN: | 17262124 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9293 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Andreas, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Andreas-Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field, CA (KCPU) |
| San Andreas, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane stalled and impacted terrain during a soft-field takeoff. The student pilot was practicing a soft-field takeoff in preparation of his private pilot check ride. The student conducted the soft-field takeoff with the airplane established in a nose high pitch attitude. The student failed to reduce the wing's angle of attack and the airplane very quickly rose above ground effect. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) said that the student was a little slow in lowering the nose of the airplane to gain airspeed, but he (the CFI) delayed taking corrective action since the student's check ride was coming up and he wanted to see the student take action on his own. The student informed the CFI that it felt as though the right wing wanted to drop. The CFI took control of the airplane, lowered the nose and applied left aileron, but it was too late. The left wing dropped and the airplane descended to ground impact.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's improper soft-field takeoff technique and failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall mush. The certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the maneuver was also causal.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA252
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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