ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381948
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| Date: | Thursday 19 May 1983 |
| Time: | 11:34 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Skyways |
| Registration: | N48768 |
| MSN: | 15283371 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1877 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torrance, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. THE PLT STARTED WITH DUAL INSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. WHEN THE TOWER WAS ADVISED BY THE CFI OF HIS INTENTIONS TO SOLO HIS STUDENT THE TOWER REPLIED WITH A PRECAUTIONARY ANVISORY THAT AN ABNORMAL WIND SITUATION EXISTED AT THE ARPT. THE CFI SOLOED HIS STUDENT INSPITE OF THIS ADVISORY. THE PATTERN FLOWN BY THE STUDENT WAS NORMAL THROUGH TOUCHDOWN. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT'. THE RUDDER PRODUCED NO CHANGE SO THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER. GAINING MINIMAL ALT THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE TAIL FIRST CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WITH THE ACFT FINALLY NOSING OVER. THERE WAS CONFUSION IN THE TOWERS CLEARANCE FOR THE STUDENT LANDING WHICH WENT FROM 'CLEARED FOR TOUCH AND GO' TO 'POSSIBILITY OF A GO-AROUND' TO 'MAKE THIS A FULL STOP UNTIL ADVISED' TO 'CLEARED FOR TOUCH AND GO'. THE VARIOUS WIND INDICATORS ON THE FIELD VARIED IN DIRECTION FROM NORTH TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST. THE VELOCITIES VARIED FROM 5 TO 15 KTS.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA237
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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