Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper flight control input during a go-around and his interference with the flight instructor’s attempted remedial actions.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13LA094 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 6, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Adrian, Michigan
- Nearest airport
- Lenawee County (KADG)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Lsa America Inc ALLEGRO
- N-number
- N448SS
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.