ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360926
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1994 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Marc Rambod |
| Registration: | N5211V |
| MSN: | 21060861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1872 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | California Valy, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria, CA (SMX |
| (KSMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft owner was enrolled in a pilot refresher training course and said that the flight instructor had him land at the airstrip in order to practice soft field operations. The pilot noted that during the takeoff ground roll the aircraft veered left off the narrow runway and struck a metal fence post with the left horizontal stabilizer. The owner said the fence posts were only about 10 to 15 feet from the edge of the 40 foot wide runway. The flight instructor stated that, because the pilot applied power slowly, he looked down to see just exactly what power level was set. When he looked up again, the aircraft was heading off the runway to the left toward the fence posts. The instructor reported that he took control of the aircraft as it collided with a post, regained directional control, and completed the takeoff. After an inflight damage assessment, the instructor landed the aircraft at the airstrip.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA095
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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