Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MKC88LA101

ST. CHARLES, MO, USA

Aircraft #1

N89443

CESSNA 152

Analysis

FOLLOWING A LANDING APCH AT THE END OF A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, A FULL FLAP GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND AFTER PASSING OVER MORE THAN ONE HALF OF THE USABLE RUNWAY, THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE PLT SAID HE WAS IN A FULL FLAP CONFIGURATION AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE ACFT SUFFICIENTLY TO RETRACT FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND NOSED INTO AN ADJACENT FIELD.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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