ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358220
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1995 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Mazzei Flying Service |
| Registration: | N2481F |
| MSN: | 38-79A0471 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9046 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Placerville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fresno, CA (KFAT) |
| (KPVF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE FIRST LEG OF A ROUND ROBIN SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE STUDENT PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK RAPIDLY. THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RAISING THE NOSE. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, LANDED HARD, AND BOUNCED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A VASI FACILITY.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to obtain a proper descent rate and improper remedial by failing to initiate a go-around. The inadvertent stall and the gusty wind conditions were factors in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA349
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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