ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42272
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| Date: | 02-JUL-1989 |
| Time: | 15:43 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N16004 |
| C/n / msn: | 15073403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sugar Grove, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | West Chicago, IL (DPA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONDUCT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT. FIRST GUST FROM A THUNDERSTORM WAS ENCOUNTERED, WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 300 TO 400 FEET ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, WHEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN. NO RECOVERY WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND UNCONTROLLED. CAUSE: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, AND A STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THUNDERSTORM, PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING NOT OBTAINED AND POOR WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28754
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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