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| Date: | Monday 15 April 2024 |
| Time: | 13:23 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 7ECA Citabria Aurora |
| Owner/operator: | Letourneau University |
| Registration: | N798L |
| MSN: | 1393-2005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8257 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-K2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Texas Regional Airport (GGG/KGGG), Longview, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lakeport, TX |
| Lakeport, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, during the eleventh landing, they did not correct for a decreasing airspeed and stalled the airplane about 5 to 10 ft above the runway surface. The student pilot attempted to correct with throttle; however, the airplane dropped and impacted the runway hard on the right main landing gear followed by a ground swerve to the right then left. The right wing struck the runway which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA171
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N798L
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 2025 | N798L | LeTourneau University | 0 | East Texas Regional Airport (GGG/KGGG), Longview, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2024 18:09 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Sep-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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