ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363044
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1992 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Stanley, Leroy & Valerie |
| Registration: | N9749W |
| MSN: | 28-23232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greensboro, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rockingham, NC (45J |
| (3A4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD FOLLOWING HIS INITIAL SOLO, CROSS COUNTRY, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO HIM, DURING LANDING HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY & BEGAN A GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT THE RATE OF CLIMB WAS INSUFFICIENT & THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING LEFT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE ROOF OF THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR'S BUILDING WITH THE LEFT WING, SPUN 180 DEGREES, & CAME TO REST, UPRIGHT, ON ITS WHEELS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER DURING A GO-AROUND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA165
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 12:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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