ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293090
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| Date: | Friday 9 September 2005 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T207A |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Sky Telluride LLC |
| Registration: | N207GR |
| MSN: | 20700485 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Telluride, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Telluride Regional Airport, CO (TEX/KTEX) |
| Montrose Regional Airport, CO (MTJ/KMTJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While attempting to climb over rising terrain, the airplane encountered downdrafts, stalled, and impacted terrain. The pilot flew the airplane at an altitude of 10,600 feet msl toward the leeward side of a ridge after departure from the local airport. The pilot reported the airplane had a "good rate of climb" until reaching the ridge line and then encountered downdrafts. Upon reaching the ridge, the airplane stopped climbing and began a descent. The pilot raised the nose of the airplane in an attempt to clear the ridge and he heard the stall warning horn. Subsequently, the airplane stalled and impacted terrain approximately 200 feet below the ridge line.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the rising terrain and encounter with downdrafts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05CA136
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 15:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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