ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364409
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1991 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30515 |
| MSN: | 17701298 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trout Lake, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Prosser, WA (KPRO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT OF THE CESSNA 177A ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AT THE 1750 FOOT GRASS STRIP. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NEAR A STALL, AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO PICK UP AIRSPEED. WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: AN INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND, AND PROPER CLIMB RATE NOT BEING MAINTAINED. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, THE PILOT'S OVER-CONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITY AND THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT, LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION, AND A TAILWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92LA015
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 March 1998 | N177MT | Private | 0 | Laurel, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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