ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362163
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Date: | Friday 23 April 1993 |
Time: | 17:18 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3917Z |
MSN: | 18-7741 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Shreveport, LA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Madison, MS (KMBO) |
Destination airport: | (KDTN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. ANTICIPATING A GUSTY CROSSWIND SITUATION, THE PILOT MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED AND THE TAIL SETTLED TO THE GROUND, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. USING CROSS CONTROLS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE WING. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK AN ANEMOMETER POLE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN93LA045 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93LA045
Revision history:
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