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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC22LA026

2022-03-27 Anchorage, Alaska, United States Airport · MRI Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N915AA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 152

Year of manufacture

1977 · 45 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19770922

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ACA93F

Registrant of record

HOECHER ROBERT T

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the student pilot which resulted in an impact with terrain and a nose-over.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while on final approach to land, he noticed that the student pilot had allowed the airplane’s airspeed to decay. In an effort to correct for the decaying airspeed he assumed control and pitched the airplane down to no avail. The airplane impacted short of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot
  • Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring other person-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ANC22LA026.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.