ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376448
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1985 |
| Time: | 18:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 M |
| Owner/operator: | Petroroyal Corporration |
| Registration: | N9880V |
| MSN: | 17264543 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2914 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RAISED THE FLAPS. BECAUSE OF THE FLAP SWITCH DESIGN, WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE FLAP SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION, THE FLAPS RAISED TO THE FULL UP POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM RAISING THE FLAPS, SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN85LA224
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 2006 | N9880V | Eagle Aviation Academy | 0 | Newnan, Georgia | |
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| 29-Mar-2024 16:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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