ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363220
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1992 |
| Time: | 13:47 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Peter St. Jean |
| Registration: | N76MF |
| MSN: | 17266016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4454 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Vernon, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Philadelphi, OH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ONCE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO GO-AROUND; BUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AS HE ADDED FULL POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FAILED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER, AND AS THE LEFT WING DROPPED, HE RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO 35-FOOT TALL TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO92LA120
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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