ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364869
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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 1991 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Twinkletown Flying, Inc. |
| Registration: | N45285 |
| MSN: | 15076824 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tunica, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH A WIND FROM 150 DEGS AT 11 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE QUARTERING CROSSWIND AND SOFT TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA190
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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