NTSB Identification: ATL83FID04.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 20414.
Accident occurred Tuesday, February 15, 1983 in CHESTERFIELD, VA
Aircraft: CESSNA 210G, registration: N5889F
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON A TRAFFIC FLIGHT. THE SNOW BANKS COVERED 17 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY WIDTH WAS 75 FEET. THE CFI SAID THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING A GO-AROUND AND ENDED UP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE SNOW.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..DUAL STUDENT
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
SUPERVISION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
Contributing Factors
TOUCH-AND-GO..INITIATED..DUAL STUDENT
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..SNOWBANK
Contributing Factors
GO-AROUND..INITIATED..DUAL STUDENT
Contributing Factors
AIRPORT FACILITIES,RUNWAY/LANDING AREA CONDITION..WET
Contributing Factors
PROPER ALIGNMENT..NOT MAINTAINED
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