ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165544
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| Date: | Monday 14 April 2014 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Zenair STOL CH 701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N851RC |
| MSN: | 7-5747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Eutaw Springs, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manning, SC (MNI) |
| Manning, SC (MNI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was flying over a small airstrip near a campground when he experienced a severe gust of wind that made the airplane turn abruptly to the right. The pilot felt that the airplane was out of control and decided to make a precautionary landing in a plowed field. During the precautionary landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear, wings, and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain following an inflight encounter with a wind gust, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=851RC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2014 22:58 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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