ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354882
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Date: | Saturday 10 January 1998 |
Time: | 12:32 LT |
Type: | Champion 7KCAB |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5275X |
MSN: | 177 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Leadville, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KLXV) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 16. The wind was from 150 degrees at 5 knots. During the last landing rollout, the wind direction changed to a quartering tailwind. The aircraft veered to the right side of runway 16, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The vertical fin, propeller, rudder, left wing, and engine mount were damaged.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were a sudden windshift from a headwind to a quartering tailwind, and the snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW98LA094 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA094
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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