ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368902
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 1989 |
| Time: | 18:31 LT |
| Type: |  WACO QCF |
| Owner/operator: | Windstar Aviation Corp |
| Registration: | N12428 |
| MSN: | 3569 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollbrook, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carefree, AZ |
| Hollbrook, AZ (P14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LANDING, THE AIRPLANE MADE A THREE POINT TOUCHDOWN.A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE WHICH BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RELAND, HOWEVER, THE LANDING WAS HARD AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO A SANDY AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA166
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 1996 | N12428 | private | 2 | Bartlesville Municipal Airport, Osage County, OK | |
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| Mid-air collision | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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