ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355706
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1997 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175A |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Ads, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6844E |
| MSN: | 56344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City Bch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , FL (FA07) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off without checking the weather and flew to Panama City Beach with a banner. After arriving at the beach, which was about 10 miles away, the pilot received a report over the radio that there were thunderstorms in the area. He decided to return to the departure airstrip. After waiting for showers to pass over the strip, the pilot dropped his banner, and lined up for landing. He said the landing approach seemed normal until he attempted to brake after touchdown. The brakes were ineffective, and the pilot was unable to stop on the 1000 foot, wet, grass strip. The airplane went off the departure end of the strip and into a ditch.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to account for the reduced braking effectiveness on the wet/grass airstrip, which resulted in an overrun and encounter with a ditch. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to obtain weather information before departure, the short/wet landing strip, and the ditch that was encountered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA089
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 14:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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