ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370032
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1988 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Ashley, Seymour |
| Registration: | N704GJ |
| MSN: | 15078597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2572 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gila Bend, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (KDVT) |
| Gila Bend, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY LOOKING FOR THE WIND SOCK. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOCK, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL TOO LATE THAT HE WAS LANDING THE AIRPLANE WITH A 10 KNOT TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO RISING TERRAIN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THAT THE PILOT FELT WOULD NOT BE CLEARED. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88LA284
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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