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Cessna 172N Skyhawk II Citabria Inc N734DX 17268784 Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 0 Substantial Accident Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN), Auburn, CA - United States of America Unknown Training Auburn, CA (AUN) Auburn, CA (AUN) NTSB

The solo student pilot reported that he simulated a power-off emergency landing with a 180º turn to the runway and then trimmed the elevator "fully nose up" and added full flaps. Before touchdown, the airplane drifted right of centerline, and he had "difficulty correcting and maintaining control" of the airplane, so he initiated a go-around. The student added that, subsequently, he "retracted [the] flaps entirely," and the airplane "fell [about 10 ft] to the ground," the nosewheel impacted terrain, and the airplane then nosed over.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage.

The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.







Probable Cause: The pilot's improper retraction of the flaps during a go-around and his exceedance of the airplanes critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.



Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20190506X73526&key=1 https://uk.flightaware.com/photos/view/2477249-7f57c8e59d2ca09e7802a1c8a65c1e3b7e3e26bf/aircraft/N734DX/sort/views/page/1/size/xga (photo)

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: NTSB Status: Investigation completed Duration: 10 months Download report: Final report

Location

Pilot walks away after plane goes down in Auburn https://t.co/zKsNW0A1V5 pic.twitter.com/ILcbMQQXbl  kcranews (@kcranews) 7 mai 2019

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