ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368437
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 1989 |
| Time: | 15:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N758AN |
| MSN: | 1722943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 833 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blanco, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Braunfels, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS AND HAD JUST COMPLETED A GO-AROUND AND ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THEY ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR OF MINUS 15 KNOTS AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE LINE, TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN. THEY WERE MAKING LANDINGS ON RWY 30 AND THE REPORTED PREVAILING WINDS IN THE AREA WERE FROM THE SOUTH. ACCORDING TO THE SEQUENCES FROM THE WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS IN THE AREA, THERE WERE NO WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WOULD LIKELY CAUSE VERTICAL WINDSHEAR.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS BY NOT IDENTIFYING THE WIND DIRECTION ALONG WITH THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND, WIRES AND TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA131
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 18:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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