Accident Champion 7FC N7597B, Saturday 9 April 1983

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Date:	Saturday 9 April 1983
Time:	08:15 LT
Type:	Champion 7FC
Owner/operator:	Sunshine Flyers
Registration:	N7597B
MSN:	7FC-95
Total airframe hrs:	3200 hours
Engine model:	Continental C90-12F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Auburn, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Auburn, CA (KAUN)
Destination airport:	Auburn, CA (KAUN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 2ST SOLO FLT. ON THE 3RD LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED & THE STUDENT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER. THE ACFT VEERED LEFT, & WHEN THE STUDENT OBSERVED THAT HE WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING TREES, HE BANKED THE ACFT. THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED. THIS WAS THE 1ST STUDENT THAT THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TRAINED TO THE POINT OF SOLOING. THE STUDENT HAD NEVER FLOWN WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR.

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