ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355115
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| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1997 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N88119 |
| MSN: | 606-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1562 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rapid City, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that the winds at the destination airstrip 'appeared to be light on the ground and out of the north- northwest, judging by the windsock. I entered a normal traffic pattern, rolled out on final and flew final at my normal approach speed with full flaps. At approximately 100-120 feet, I hit a windshear. The wind either stopped or abruptly became a tailwind. The aircraft quickly settled.' The pilot said that he rapidly applied power, but hit the ground before it could take effect. A witness on the ground, near the location of the accident, noticed that the wind was changing directions, 'sometimes from the northwest, west, and east.' The witness said that about 100 feet above the ground, 'the airplane appeared to almost stop then drop nearly vertical.' The witness said that he heard the power being added before the airplane struck the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the windshear, the pilot's inability to maintain the airplane's landing approach speed, and the inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA018
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 08:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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