Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC82DA185

WISCASSET, ME, USA

Aircraft #1

N8476B

GRUMMAN AA-5A

Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH AND WAS LOW AND SLOW. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT THE RECOVERY WAS SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN 500 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFFDURING LANDING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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