ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365025
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| Date: | Monday 1 July 1991 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | P.c. Flyers |
| Registration: | N89900 |
| MSN: | 17276016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watkins, CO -
 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 |
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR FOR HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE STAYED IN CLOSED TRAFFIC. ON HIS APPROACH TO LANDING, HE MISJUDGED HIS LANDING FLARE. WHEN HE ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WING STRUCK THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED, AND THEN CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS FLARE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91LA094
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1992 | N89900 | Int'l Airline Crew Training | 0 | Valkaria, FL | |
sub |
| 15 August 1993 | N5226E | Frg Iii Inc. | 1 | Lincoln Park, NJ | |
w/o |
| 15 August 1993 | N96135 | Certified Pilot Center | 1 | Lincoln Park, NJ | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 21:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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