ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366509
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| Date: | Thursday 26 July 1990 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1ZT |
| MSN: | 31597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hilltown, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Doylestown, PA (N88 |
| Hatfield, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION & TRAINING FROM A CFI IN PREPARATION FOR A BFR. DURING A LOW LEVEL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE STRIP, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, CRASHED NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON GLIDE PATH, '... BUT A LITTLE LEFT OF CENTERLINE ... (PILOT) WAS CORRECTING SO (I) DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT RECEIVING TRAINING MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TREES. IN ADDITION, THE CFI FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2024 09:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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