ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373282
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1987 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 205 |
| Owner/operator: | Safe Flight Inc. |
| Registration: | N8381Z |
| MSN: | 205-0381 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2568 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lebanon, MO (KLBO) |
| Midland, VA (W66) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD EVER LANDED ON RWY 32. DURING THE LNDG APCH, ABOUT 15 SECS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, HIS EYEGLASSES BROKE AND FELL OFF HIS FACE. HE REACHED FOR HIS SPARE EYEGLASSES THAT WERE ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, DURING THIS EFFORT THE SPARE EYEGLASSES FELL ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE RIGHT-SEAT-RUDDER PEDALS. HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH RETRIEVING THE EYEGLASSES AND AS A RESULT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. AFTERWARDS THE ACFT FLOATED IN THE AIR AND DRIFTED LEFT. THE L WING HIT SMALL TREES THAT WERE 10 TO 15 FT LEFT OF THE RWY. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AS A RESULT THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR WAS ON THE RWY WHEN THE WING HIT THE TREES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO87LA029
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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