ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367165
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1990 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bakeng Duce |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N72WJ |
| MSN: | 72 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 144 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsboro, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Thomasville, GA (TV1 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED AT 0620 WITHOUT EATING. A FUEL STOP WAS MADE AT 0900 WHEN HE ATE A SWEET ROLL. THREE HOURS LATER HE ATTEMPTED THE THIRD STRAIGHT IN APPROACH OF HIS FLYING CAREER TO A SHORT TURF STRIP. HE STATED HE FIXATED ON THE IDEA THAT HE MUST SLOW THE AIRPLANE FOR THE SHORT FIELD, BUT DID NOT CROSS CHECK THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. RATHER, HE CONCENTRATED SOLELY ON THE ALTIMETER AND THE RUNWAY. CONSEQUENTLY, UPON APPLICATION OF FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE AIRPLANE HAD SLOWED BELOW THE SPEED FOR AILERON EFFECTIVENESS. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HIS REST AND DIET HAD BEEN INADEQUATE FOR THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE REFERENCE SPEED ON APPROACH AND ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90DKJ03
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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