ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355393
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Date: | Thursday 14 August 1997 |
Time: | 16:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 185 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1023F |
MSN: | 18502691 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2033 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Buckeye, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Goodyear, AZ (KGYR) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot intentionally touched down on the left side of the runway in order to miss a hole in the private dirt strip. During the landing roll, the left wing contacted a mesquite tree and the airplane spun around about 45 degrees to the left. The airplane began to slide sideways which damaged the right wing and broke the right landing gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgement of the clearance between the aircraft and the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX97LA290 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA290
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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