Accident Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP VT-AMU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274516
 
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Date:Friday 21 January 2022
Time:14:46 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Owner/operator:Pioneer Flying Training Organisation
Registration: VT-AMU
MSN: 172S9492
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Aligarh Airport -   India
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Aligarh Airport
Destination airport:Aligarh Airport
Investigating agency: AAIB India
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed when approaching to land following a night-time training flight.

Probable cause of accident
Somatogravic Disorientation followed by a complete loss of situational awareness leading to a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) was the direct cause of this accident.
Attempting to land in poor visibility conditions well below the authorized minima is considered to be the major cause of this accident.
The supervisory lapses, omissions of DGCA laid down rules, non-adherence to TPM procedures and SOPs, pushing for completion of flying training syllabus, regardless of rules, safety and prevailing weather conditions vis-à-vis skill sets of trainees were the contributory factors for the accident.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB India
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://twitter.com/shukla_tarun/status/1484758762292662275

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2022 09:33 harro Added
22-Jan-2022 09:34 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative]

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