ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178742
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 2015 |
| Time: | 09:06 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | Dulles Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N82587 |
| MSN: | 28-8116026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15180 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bristow, VA, NW of Manassas Regional Airport (KHEF), Washington, DC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Manassas Regional Airport, VA (KHEF) |
| Manassas Regional Airport, VA (KHEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting a solo flight and stated that, while on approach for landing, she had just reduced engine power when the tower controller asked her to extend the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern due to other traffic. She subsequently became distracted looking for the other traffic and did not increase engine power to maintain altitude. The controller then instructed her to turn onto the base leg and she complied; however, the airplane continued to descend and collided with trees before coming to rest upright on the ground. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the student pilot report any.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during approach, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student’s distraction due to other traffic in the airport traffic pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=82587
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2015 21:30 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Aug-2015 00:02 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 19:07 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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