ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376833
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1985 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | T & G Aviation |
| Registration: | N5356Q |
| MSN: | 15073256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2965 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainfield, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KMDW) |
| (1C5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT DEPARTED CHICAGO MIDWAY & FLEW TO THE CLOW ARPT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. ON DOWNWIND AT CLOW, THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT TOWARD THE ARPT, CAUSING IT TO BE TOO CLOSE IN TO THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE STUDENT OVERSHOT THE TURN TO FINAL APCH & CONTD THE APCH BY ANGLING BACK TOWARD THE RWY. WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, IT WAS STILL ANGLED TO THE LEFT & WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT STEERED IT BACK ON THE RWY & INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL, THE ACFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT, THEN STALLED, ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED. THE STUDENT THOUGHT SHE HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS, BUT THE FLAPS & FLAP SELECTOR WERE FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE FROM 290 TO 310 DEG AT 13 TO 21 KTS.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85FEE03
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 20:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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