ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362597
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1992 |
| Time: | 16:58 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N65479 |
| MSN: | 15281577 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2847 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chamblee, GA (KPDK) |
| (KFTY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN TO A LOCAL AIRPORT TO CONDUCT TOUCH & GO LANDING PRACTICE. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE THIRD LANDING THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. ACCORDING TO HIM THE LEFT BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT, BECAUSE OF THE COLLISION WITH THE SIGN. THERE WERE NO FLAT SPOTS ON THE LEFT TIRE, NO EVIDENCE OF HEAT DISCOLORATION ON THE LEFT BRAKE DISC, & THE LEFT BRAKE WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA038
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 08:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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