ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133177
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Date: | Sunday 14 May 1995 |
Time: | 14:55 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-160 |
Owner/operator: | Leonard L. Logsdon |
Registration: | N5528W |
MSN: | 28-619 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2530 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | East Gull Lake, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (9Y2) |
Destination airport: | Minneapolis, MN (FCM |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKING OFF WITH A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES WHICH LINED THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE TREES, THE AIRPLANE BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. A SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN TWO MINUTES AFTER THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WIND FROM 270 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 122.1 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, 18.6 HOURS OF WHICH WERE TRAINING IN TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI95LA150 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA150
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
09-Apr-2024 15:11 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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