ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369563
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Steven Leckey |
| Registration: | N93031 |
| MSN: | 15285380 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1338 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT & INSTRUCTOR (CFI) MADE A NORMAL APCH AT 60 KIAS WITH 30 DEGS OF FLAPS. WHEN APRX 100 TO 200 FT AGL, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND BELOW THE DESIRED GLIDEPATH. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER AND INCREASED PITCH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND THE AIRSPEED DECREASED TO 40 KIAS. THE CFI SAID HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AS IT BEGAN TO STALL AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED; HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. IT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. NEITHER PILOT REPORTED ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO89LA007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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