ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368699
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1989 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2739C |
| MSN: | R18200223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1635 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tutwiler, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dallas, TX (F26) |
| Tutwiler, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER OBSERVING A LIMP WINDSOCK, THE PLT LANDED ON THE GRAVEL COVERED AG STRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE ACFT & BEGAN DRIFTING IT OFF THE RWY. HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL BY APPLYING RT BRAKE, RUDDER & ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO BRAKING ACTION DUE TO THE LOOSE GRAVEL & APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE GEAR STRUCK A DITCH & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN AG PLT STANDING NEARBY, STATED THAT A DUST DEVEL CAUGHT THE ACFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED NUMEROUS DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA ALL AFTERNOON. AS THE TWO PLTS DROVE AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE, THEY OBSERVED ANOTHER DUST DEVIL PASS OVER THE AIRSTRIP.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL WHILE ON THE GROUND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA161
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 06:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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