ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361206
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1993 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: | Welch OW8M |
| Owner/operator: | Air Power Museum, Inc. |
| Registration: | N17117 |
| MSN: | 49 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 335 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 4-AC-150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenfield, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KGFD) |
| (KGFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 18 WITH LOCAL WINDS REPORTED AS 235 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN DUE TO A LINE OF TREES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AT THE AXLE WELD. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AT WHICH TIME THE STRUT DUG INTO THE TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER. THE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD NO SHOCK ABSORPTION ABILITY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA003
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 15:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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