# Accident 20121206029099A: Lsa America Inc ALLEGRO, Adrian, MI, December 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Adrian
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7110° N, 86.1198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7110&lon=-86.1198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448SS-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lsa America ALLEGRO (registry code 060008U, https://openairdocs.org/model/lsa-america-allegro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LSA AMERICA INC ALLEGRO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121206029099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AND THEY WHERE ON THEIR SECOND APPROACH. THE STUDENT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ALIGNING THE AIRCRAFT WITH CENTERLINE.

THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTING ROLLING AND YAWING LEFT. THE CFI COULD NOT OVER POWER THE STUDENT TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER. THE CFI WAS ABLE  TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE STICK AND PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINGS CLOSE TO LEVEL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROP BROKE OFF FROM THE HUB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA094), Dec 6, 2012: Lsa America Allegro (N448SS), Adrian, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flight control input during a go-around and his interference with the flight instructor’s attempted remedial actions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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