KILMARNOCK, VA, USA
N6624L
CESSNA 152II
THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRACTICE LANDING ENROUTE. THE ARPT HAD A WET GRASS RWY AND WHEN THE ACFT SKIDDED DURING LANDING THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE PROPER POSITIONING OF THE FLAPS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH UNTIL REMINDED BY THE PASSENGER. THE FLAP POSITION SELECTED FOR THE GO-AROUND IS UNKNOWN. THE ACFT FAILED TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE CANAL BANK BEFORE CRASHING INTO A PILE OF LUMBER. THE PASSENGER INDICATED THAT THE LANDING WAS DOWNWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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