Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC92LA018

ANCHORAGE, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N704YP

CESSNA 150

Analysis

AFTER CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, WHILE PERFORMING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, THE DUAL STUDENT STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE EXISTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO A SNOWBANK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND JUST BEFORE THE PLANE STRUCK THE SNOWBANK.

Probable Cause and Findings

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI) DELAY IN INITIATING THE GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM AND DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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