- Date
- June 17, 1979
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24285Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790617020089A
- Case key
- 135328
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1795 79/6/17 TORRANCE,CA CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1857 N24285 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 2737 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- IP WAS DEMONSTRATING SHORT FLD LNDG AFTER STUDENT OVERSHOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24285
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance
N24285Registration cancelled Jan 26, 2007 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N24285 · 1
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