Lsa America ALLEGRO N448SS

Summary

On 6 December 2012 at about 22:15 local time, a Lsa America ALLEGRO registered N448SS, operated by Sky Walker Flight School LLC, was involved in an accident near Adrian, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 December 2012 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Adrian, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Lenawee County (KADG)

Coordinates

43.7110, -86.1198

Aircraft

Lsa America ALLEGRO

Registration

N448SS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky Walker Flight School LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Adrian → Adrian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA094

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper flight control input during a go-around and his interference with the flight instructor’s attempted remedial actions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on approach for a touch-and-go landing, the flight instructor directed the student pilot to go around when the airplane was about 30 feet above the ground. The student pilot added power, and the airplane began to roll and yaw to the left. The student applied the left rudder, and the instructor announced that he would take control of the airplane. The student pilot did not fully relinquish control of the airplane to the instructor, and the airplane impacted the ground. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failure were reported by the instructor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.