ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363371
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1992 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Carolina Air Academy, Inc |
| Registration: | N9218T |
| MSN: | 38-78A0280 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moneta, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mount Airy, NC (MWK |
| (W91) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. AS HE WAS LANDING AT AN EN ROUTE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND PROXIMITY OF THE TREE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO92LA084
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 16:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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