ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237538
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 2019 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7095M |
| MSN: | 55395 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2990 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne continental IO-360-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Little River Airport, CA (KLLR) |
| Petaluma, CA (O69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after he completed an aerial observation flight, he decided to conduct a simulated engine-out approach to an open field. When the airplane was about 40 ft above ground level, the pilot aborted the approach by applying full engine power and elevator backpressure. The descent was not immediately arrested, but the airplane seemed to be accelerating. As the airplane continued to descend, it slipped left, and the left main landing gear struck a bush, which induced more left yaw and loss of lift. Subsequently, the wing struck vegetation and terrain, and the airplane then cartwheeled and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to arrest the descent rate during an aborted simulated engine-out approach, which resulted in impact with vegetation and a subsequent cartwheel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Jul-2020 07:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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