ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294128
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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 2005 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Stang-air |
| Registration: | N472RA |
| MSN: | 17266910 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6544 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Desert Center, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | La Verne-Brackett Field, CA (POC/KPOC) |
| Prescott Regional Airport, AZ (PRC/KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane nosed over during an attempted landing on a dry lake bed. During a cross-country instructional flight, the instructor attempted to demonstrate an off airport, soft field landing on a dry lakebed. The instructor had not previously planned to land on the dry lakebed and had no information as to the condition of the landing surface. The landing surface was softer than the instructor anticipated. During the touchdown, the main landing gear sank into the sand, and the airplane nosed over. The instructor stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: The instructor's improper decision to land on the dry lakebed without knowing the condition of the landing surface. A factor in the accident was the soft sand surface of the lake bed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 17:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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