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Cessna 152 N915AA

28 March 2022 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 28 March 2022 at about 00:47 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N915AA was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 00:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Merrill Field Airport (MRI)
Coordinates
61.2158, -149.8419
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N915AA
Category
Airplane
Year built
1977
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC22LA026

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the student pilot which resulted in an impact with terrain and a nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while on final approach to land, he noticed that the student pilot had allowed the airplane’s airspeed to decay. In an effort to correct for the decaying airspeed he assumed control and pitched the airplane down to no avail. The airplane impacted short of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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