ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364957
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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1991 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Blackhawk Soaring Club |
| Registration: | N7847H |
| MSN: | 12-747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3085 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stockton, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING A GLIDER TOW OPERATION HE HAD RETURNED FOR LANDING AND FAILED TO NOTICE A WIND SHIFT. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A ROUGH SPOT IN THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS NOT PERFORMED, WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND/CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND A ROUGH RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA213
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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