ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364607
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1991 |
| Time: | 14:02 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Butte Aviation |
| Registration: | N2396E |
| MSN: | 172-71265 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butte, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Butte, MT (KBTM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST ENTERED THE FLARE FOR LANDING WHEN IT SUDDENLY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS WHEN THE AIRPLANE YAWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND SLAMMED TO THE GROUND. A PILOT WHO LANDED JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STATED THAT A DUST DEVIL WAS SEEN IN THE LOCAL AREA.
Probable Cause: UNFAVORABLE WINDS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA228
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 16:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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