LARIMORE, ND, USA
N9439B
CESSNA 172RG
THE CFI SAID THE STUDENT PLT WAS AT THE CONTROLS & WAS MAKING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING ON RWY 12, WHICH WAS 2800 X 50 FT. THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 KTS. THE TRAINEE LANDED LONG, & BY THE TIME THE ACFT WAS RECONFIGURED FOR TAKEOFF, ONLY ABOUT 800 FT OF RWY WAS REMAINING. THE CFI THOUGHT THE TRAINEE WOULD STOP & TAXI BACK FOR TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE TRAINEE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF. AT THAT TIME, THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS, CLOSED THE THROTTLE & ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE ACFT SLID TO THE LEFT ON THE PACKED SNOW & ICE COVERED RWY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK BESIDE THE RWY & NOSED OVER.
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, HIS DELAY IN CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT & EXECUTING THE GO-AROUND, ICY/SNOWY RUNWAY CONDITIONS, AND THE SNOWBANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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