ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286784
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Thorp T-18 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N33TB |
| MSN: | 915 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 640 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Como, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hastings, FL (13FA) |
| Lake Como, FL (2FA5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, as the airplane was landing the wind shifted from a headwind to a tailwind. He elected not to perform a go-around due to power lines and trees located at the end of the runway. The airplane departed the end of the runway and struck fence posts with both wings. The pilot stated that an earlier decision to go around would have prevented this accident. He further reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. A review of recorded surface observations at airports within an approximate 50-mile radius of the airport revealed that the wind direction was variable from the west to the southeast. Some airports recorded thunderstorm and rain showers in their respective vicinity, indicating frontal passage in the area of the accident airport around the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed decision to execute a go-around while landing with variable wind, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA028
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 2020 | N33TB | Private | 0 | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC/KVNC), Venice, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 16:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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