ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363838
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Date: | Sunday 12 April 1992 |
Time: | 08:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172M |
Owner/operator: | John Wells |
Registration: | N6934H |
MSN: | 17265651 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5270 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Stuttgart, AR -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Benton, AR (M99) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WITNESSES REPORTED A 30 TO 45 DEGREE CROSSWIND ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 20 KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND A DOWNDRAFT CREATED BY A LARGE HANGAR LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND THE ENSUING HARD LANDING COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE DOWNDRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW92LA114 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA114
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