ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383771
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1982 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | Scott Riggenbach |
| Registration: | N2902N |
| MSN: | 22-3168 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Niles, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Niles, MI (3TR) |
| Niles, MI (3TR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT IN EVENING HOURS. REPORTEDLY, AFTER HE HAD COMPLETED 4 LANDINGS, DUSK WAS APPROACHING AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO MAKE ONLY 2 MORE LANDINGS. WHEN THE STUDENT WAS ABOUT READY TO TAKEOFF ON HIS 6TH PATTERN, A KING AIR CALLED ON A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH. BY THE TIME THE KING AIR LANDED AND THE STUDENT TOOK OFF, IT WAS DUSK AND DARKNESS WAS APPROACHING. DURING THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT INTO THE GRASS, THEN NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS MONITORING THE FLIGHT, BELIEVED THAT THE APPROACHING DARKNESS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISHAP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82DA273
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 04:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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