ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369056
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1989 |
| Time: | 19:31 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1480F |
| MSN: | 17254975 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melbourne, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne, FL (KMLB) |
| Merritt Island, FL (COI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON A RUNWAY WITH A 90 DEGREE 18 KNOT CROSSWIND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT BECAME AIRBORNE. ANOTHER RUNWAY, LONGER & MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE WIND, WAS AVAILABLE BUT NOT REQUESTED. WITNESSES SAID THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED 75 TO 100 FT AGL, THEN ROLLED LEFT. ABOUT 90 DEGREES OF HEADING CHANGE WAS OBSERVED BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DOVE TO THE GROUND. WITNESSES SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS OPERATING AT HIGH RPM. NO EVIDENCE OF FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INAPPROPRIATE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89FA111
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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