ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362201
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1993 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Proflite, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5836G |
| MSN: | 15071336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder City, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (L15) |
| (L15) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE STUDENT WAS MAKING A PLANNED FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BADLY. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ADDED POWER, RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TRAVEL ABOUT 3,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY IN GROUND EFFECT WHILE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT WITH THE WINGS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED AND HIT THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT WIND AND NOSE.
Probable Cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY AND AIRSPEED MANAGEMENT DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S LOW TOTAL TIME AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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