ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362824
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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 1992 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | USAF Elmendorf Aero Club |
| Registration: | N95031 |
| MSN: | 15285841 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4529 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Homer, AK (H0M) |
| Talkeetna, AK (TKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A ROUGH FIELD. HE ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED THE SOFT SURFACE. FULL POWER WAS ADDED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL STRIKING A SNOW BERM AND NOSING OVER. THE STUDENT'S TRAINING WAS FOUND TO BE LACKING IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: PROPELLER GYRO, 'P' EFFECT AND LOSS OF RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGH POWER, NOSE HIGH, LOW SPEED MANEUVERS.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A GO AROUND. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND THE INADEQUACY OF TRAINING IN THE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED BY THE STUDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1999 | N95031 | Elmendorf Aero Club | 0 | Kenai, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 10:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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