ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365843
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Date: | Monday 17 December 1990 |
Time: | 11:58 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Flying Particles Inc. |
Registration: | N4722P |
MSN: | 15284803 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3432 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Livermore, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE 28 HOUR SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25R AND WAS ON HIS FOURTH LANDING WHICH WAS TO BE A TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED TO FAA SAFETY INSPECTORS THAT IT FELT LIKE THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DID NOT WORK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS WHO REPORTED THAT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX91LA056 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA056
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