ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364901
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1991 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Walla Walla College |
| Registration: | N48965 |
| MSN: | 15281077 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walla Walla, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO, THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT, JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE FLARE TO LAND. SHE WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE EXCESSIVE SINK RATE PRIOR TO LANDING HARD, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S POOR COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE DOWNDRAFTS AND THE STUDENT PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA177
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1997 | N48965 | Walla Walla College Inc. | 0 | College Place, WA | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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