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Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1991 |
Time: | 11:55 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172P |
Owner/operator: | T & G Flying Club |
Registration: | N9837L |
MSN: | 17276629 |
Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1882 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rattlesnake Isl, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Cleveland, OH (KBKL) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LAKE ERIE AFTER AN ABORTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT RATTLESNAKE ISLAND, OH. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT DROWNED, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE TURF RUNWAY WAS 100 FEET WIDE, 1500 FEET LONG, AND WAS COVERED WITH ONE INCH OF SNOW. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE CFI ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMB AND STRUCK THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END. THE OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTED TO SWIM TO SHORE. THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES F.
Probable Cause: THE CFI'S DELAYED DECISION TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND FROM A LONG LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC91FA055 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91FA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 August 2019 |
N9837L |
T&G Flying Club |
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Chicago, IL |
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Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Apr-2024 08:57 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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