ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368927
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Date: | Friday 14 April 1989 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LA-4 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2990P |
MSN: | 955 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1460 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Yamhill, OR -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Eugene, OR (KEUG) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT OPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. WITH FULL POWER APPLIED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO RISING TERRAIN AND INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.
Probable Cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA89LA070 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA070
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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