ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367833
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1989 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4904B |
| MSN: | 15283699 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Louis, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Louis, MO (KSUS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI RATED PILOT, OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT, SAID THAT HE WAS GETTING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT IN THE TAILWHEEL CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT, FROM THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ON ABOUT THE 5TH TOUCH-AND-GO, IN GUSTING CROSSWINDS, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS CLAIMED THE OTHER PILOT WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC). THE LEFT SEAT PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENDORSEMENT OR CURRENCY IN TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA009
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1984 | N4904B | Richmor Aviation | 0 | Wappinger Falls, NY | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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