ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369332
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| Date: | Monday 9 January 1989 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Never Home Flying Club |
| Registration: | N89867 |
| MSN: | 8912 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2815 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Audubon, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (Y76) |
| Audubon, IA (KADU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE TAILWHEEL ACFT ON RUNWAY 14 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HE FELT HE WAS LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING A TREE, THEN THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA050
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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