ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363890
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Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1992 |
Time: | 13:58 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N49436 |
MSN: | 15281265 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7607 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Coatsville, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Westminister, MD |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE PROPERLY FOR ADVERSE WINDS IN THE LANDING PATTERN. WHEN TURNING FINAL APPROACH, HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY ALIGNING WITH THE RUNWAY. DURING THE FLARE, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED, THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 45 KNOTS, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR ADVERSE WINDS DURING LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC92LA072 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA072
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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