WOODBRIDGE, VA, USA
N6558L
CESSNA 152
THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING THE LAST OF 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE LANDING WAS MADE AT MINIMUM AIRSPEED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE WHERE AFTERWARDS THE L MAIN GEAR HIT A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE RWY. A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN IN THE SNOW. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE INSPECTION PLATE BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS WAS BENT UP AND MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH HIS L-FOOT AS HE TRIED TO STEER THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE L. MAIN GEAR HIT THE SNOWBANK ABOUT 1 SECOND AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE STUDENT IS A PRIVATE PILOT; HOWEVER HE WAS RESTRICTED TO STUDENT PRIVILEGES PENDING A FAA MEDICAL FLIGHT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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