ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292142
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 2006 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eklund Thorp T-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Richard Eklund |
| Registration: | N181RE |
| MSN: | 195 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 324 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Andreas, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stockton Airport, CA (SCK/KSCK) |
| San Andreas-Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field, CA (KCPU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed long and fast, overran the departure end of the runway, and nosed over. On final approach the airplane's speed was high. The pilot extended full flaps to slow down. The airplane overshot the numbers at the approach end of the runway, but the pilot continued his approach and touched down near midfield. Brake application was inadequate to stop the airplane due to its high speed and the runway distance remaining. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway and nosed over. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged airspeed and distance during the approach, and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, which resulted in a landing overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA216
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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