Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA92LA148

SANFORD, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N2135E

CESSNA 172N

Analysis

WHILE SIMULATING A FORCED LANDING TO A PVT AIRSTRIP, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN UNMARKED POWER LINE, TOUCHED DOWN, THEN NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause and Findings

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID OF THE POWER LINE. THE PROXIMITY OF THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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