ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368906
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 1989 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5414C |
| MSN: | 19448 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalispell, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFCA) |
| (KFCA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED, 'DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS IN TURBULENCE. ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, I COULDN'T KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT...'. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES AND RELATED SYSTEM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND ROLLOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF PROFICIENCY WITH ONLY 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAY PERIOD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA111
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1985 | N5414C | Private | 0 | Kalispell, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 08:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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