ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365678
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| Date: | Saturday 16 February 1991 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-201T |
| Owner/operator: | Squadron Ii Flying Club |
| Registration: | N47569 |
| MSN: | 28R7703400 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSI0-360-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | So. Lake Tahoe, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose, CA (KSJC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER CAUTIONED THE PILOT OF POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR. THE WINDS AT THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WERE 180 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, BUT THE WINDS AT THE NORTH END WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE FLARED ABRUPTLY AND THEN STALLED. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED DIMINISHED RAPIDLY DURING THE FLARE MANEUVER AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY AND TURNED RIGHT 45 DEGREES RELATIVE TO THE RUNWAY BEARING. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE-RIGHT AND DOWN ATTITUDE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, ABRUPTLY FLARED THE AIRPLANE, AND INADVERTENLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS WINDSHEAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA101
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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