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Old 20th Nov 2018, 21:50
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Del Prado
 
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I seem to remember a crash in the SE of England under these exact circumstances.
Student pilot either didn’t maintain height during orbit or stalled trying to level off when configured for landing.

edit: found the link. It wasn’t an orbit but student was broken off on short final.

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/cess...b-19-july-2006
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