ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362939
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Date: | Sunday 13 September 1992 |
Time: | 13:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172N |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N734VL |
MSN: | 17269148 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1585 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Seldovia, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (MRI) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AT DESTINATION OF CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND ON SHORT FINAL AND LANDED LONG. JUDGING HE COULD NOT STOP ON REMAINING RUNWAY, HE ABORTED THE LANDING. ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT AT THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND WHEN A TAIL WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE DOWNDRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC92LA166 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA166
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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