ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360456
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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1994 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A24R |
| Owner/operator: | Elizabeth & James Houser |
| Registration: | N8041R |
| MSN: | ML-36 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamburg, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Franklin, PA (KFKL) |
| (4G2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN AIRPORT ADVISORY INFORMATION. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01, THE PILOT CONSIDERED HIMSELF HIGH AND FAST, AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AT 50 TO 75 FEET. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 TO 1/2 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2500 FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT DECIDED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND APPLIED FULL POWER. HE ROTATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO CLEAR A 4 FOOT FENCE, CROSSED A HIGHWAY, AND SETTLED INTO BRUSH AND TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE OR ANY OF THE SYSTEMS PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT 15 MILES AWAY WERE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE PROCEDURE FOR A BALKED LANDING IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK IS TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AFTER CLEARING THE OBSTACLES.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to establish a positive climb rate, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. Factors were a tailwind, the pilot's premature raising of the flaps, and his failure to do a go around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA085
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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