ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369894
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Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1988 |
Time: | 20:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172G |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6049R |
MSN: | 172-53718 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1573 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Sparta, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Sparta, MI (NONE) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THERE WAS A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND FOR THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. DUE TO THE 'DENSE', DAMP GRASS, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES TALL ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THROUGH A SLIGHT BANK, WHERE THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI88LA227 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA227
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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