ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133111
Last updated: 30 June 2020
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| Date: | 04-MAR-1995 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N951BW |
| C/n / msn: | 951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greeley, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greeley, Colorado (GXY/KGXY) |
| Greeley, Colorado (GXY/KGXY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
On March 4, 1995, at 11:15 MST (Mountain Standard Time), a Schmanski Kitfox III, N951BW, was destroyed during an aborted landing at Greeley, Colorado. The commercial pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight.
The following is based on the pilot/operator report: The pilot took off and remained in the traffic pattern. The landing approach was normal and the touch down was on the runway centerline but the airplane bounced due to a "rear quarter shear." The pilot applied full power in an attempt to go around, but the gusts continued taking the aircraft to the right of the runway and blew it into the hangar. Witness statements corroborated the pilot's report.
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW95LA132 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001207X03114&ntsbno=FTW95LA132&akey=1
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=951BW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2016 14:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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