ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365401
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| Date: | Sunday 28 April 1991 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Triangle Aviation Services Inc |
| Registration: | N84986 |
| MSN: | 7AC-3710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eustis, FL (X55) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ABORTED THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT & AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 13 WITH A 30 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT 10 KTS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. IT TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY & WITH A VEHICLE IN THE FLT PATH, THE PLT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE ACFT CLEARED THE VEHICLE BUT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRPLANES WHILE DESCENDING.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDIG ROLL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A DESCENT AND COLLISION WITH TWO PARKED AIRPLANES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA130
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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