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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1990 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | N. Amer. Inst. Aviation Of Sc |
| Registration: | N94187 |
| MSN: | 15285617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4172 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whiteville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Conway, SC (KHYW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS SOLO AIR WORK & WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO HIS HOME AIRFIELD. AFTER PROCEEDING ON THE HEADING FROM THE PRACTICE AREA TO THE AIRFIELD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, HE BECAME CONCERNED, & HEADED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE RECOGNIZED HE WAS LOST. COMMUNICATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED WITH APPROACH CONTROL THROUGH ANOTHER AIRPLANE FROM THE SAME OPERATOR. A HEADING WAS PROVIDED TO HOME BASE. WHEN HE REPORTED OVER ANOTHER AIRPORT HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND BY THE OPERATOR. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTRO, ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, OVER RAN THE RUNWAY, & HIT A CANAL.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED THROUGH THE LANDING FLARE TO AVOID A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS FAILURE TO ANTICIPATE CONTROL INPUTS REQUIRED BY INCREASED THRUST DURING THE GO AROUND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA045
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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