Cessna 172P N9853L
17 April 2015 · Tamuning, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2015 at about 09:20 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9853L, operated by Trend Vector Aviation INT, was involved in an accident near Tamuning, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tamuning, United States
- Nearest airport
- Guam Intl (GUM)
- Coordinates
- 13.4839, 144.7992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N9853L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1986
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trend Vector Aviation INT
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tamuning → Tamuning
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control, resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that during the landing flare, he landed hard. He reported that he performed a go-around and then landed without further incident. A post flight inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The operator reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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