ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354469
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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 1998 |
| Time: | 15:18 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | American Flyers |
| Registration: | N63012 |
| MSN: | 17275372 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7195 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Myers, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pompano Beach, FL |
| Sarasota, FL (KSRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot encountered problems with the aircraft's radios while on a cross country flight, and was unable to continue communications. After passing the airport to which she was previously vectored to by ATC, she elected to perform a precautionary landing in a field adjacent to an airstrip. During the flare, she realized that the field was rippled, but continued the landing. During the landing roll, she applied brakes and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the electrical system by an FAA inspector revealed a loose terminal at the toggle switch connection of the avionics buss. Prior to the accident, another pilot had noted that the avionics switch did not activate the radios, and the switch had to be manipulated several times before power was applied to the radios. According to the maintenance personnel, the switch was turned on and the problem was not duplicated. No other maintenance was performed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision and her selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a precautionary landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA164
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1993 | N63012 | American Flyers | 0 | Mims, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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