ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311744
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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 2020 |
| Time: | 15:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3707U |
| MSN: | 18255107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5328 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 R SERIE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millington, Maryland -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Millington, MD (MD1) |
| Millington, MD (MD1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a successful glider release, the pilot of the tow airplane was attempting to return to the turf runway at the departure airport. The pilot stated that he had difficulty locating the runway amongst the nearby corn fields and mistakenly aligned the airplane to land on a long swath of corn. During the landing attempt, and just as the pilot realized that the airplane was over corn and not the runway, the airplane 'stalledâ and impacted the ground. The airplane's fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misidentification of a corn field for the destination airport's runway, and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at low altitude while attempting to land.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA300
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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