ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362278
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 March 1993 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Flatirons Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N876CB |
| MSN: | 5033 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1660 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING AEIO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (1V5) |
| (1V5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO SIMULATE A POWER LOSS BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT RESPONDED BY TURNING TOWARDS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER AND SHE DID. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE SAW TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRPLANE THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD CLEAR. HE DID NOT, HOWEVER, SEE A TREE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TREE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS: THE STUDENT PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93LA035
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1995 | N876CB | Herbert R. Hodge | 1 | Ottawa, KS | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 19:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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