ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368404
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1989 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3905L |
| MSN: | 17254074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5749 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Forest, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (2M4) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED HE WAS MAKING A TOUCH-&-GO LNDG, WHEN THE ACFT HIT A ROUGH PLACE ON THE RWY & WAS 'CATAPULTED' BACK INTO THE AIR. HE STATED THAT AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A 'STRONG GUSTING X-WIND' THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT BELIEVED THE ENG WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A TREE & CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER. APRX 37 MI EAST AT JACKSON, MS, THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 7 KTS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FROM WATER IN THE FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: UNEVEN RUNWAY, PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, A GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA199
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2024 18:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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