ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365523
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Date: | Sunday 31 March 1991 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6904X |
MSN: | 17247804 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Junta, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. HE HAD MADE ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON HIS SECOND APPROACH, HE ENCOUNTERED UP AND DOWNDRAFTS AND A CROSSWIND. HE FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND ELECTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THE PILOT FAILED TO RECONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE. AIRSPEED DECAYED AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN91LA058 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91LA058
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Revision history:
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