ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42168
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1987 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | P & N Flight School |
| Registration: | N67751 |
| MSN: | 15281996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3209 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI AND STU WERE PRACTICING APPROACHES TO THE MARION, IOWA ARPT. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE T & G LNDGS WERE UNUSUAL WHICH GAINED THEIR ATTN. ON THE LAST APPCH THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE SLOW DURING THE UNUSUALLY STEEP APPCH. ABT 15 TO 20 FT AGL THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN UNTIL STRIKING THE RWY. THE ACFT BROKE IN HALF WITH THE NOSE AND WINGS FLIPPING INVERTED. THE WITNESSES THOUGHT THAT THE ACFT HAD STALLED ABV THE RWY CRASHING IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED DURING THE ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30769
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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