ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375280
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| Date: | Saturday 12 April 1986 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: | Ercoupe (eng |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2578H |
| MSN: | 3203 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1747 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL 85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Louis, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTS THAT A WIND SQUALL PASSED OVER THE ARPT AS HE WAS LANDING. HE SAID THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH AND BEGAN TO SINK. THE PLT ADDED PWR BUT COULD NOT STOP THE SINK AND THE ACFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD ABOUT 20 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR HIT A LIP AT THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED AFT DAMAGING THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE. NEARBY ST. LOUIS-LAMBERT FLD REPORTED A CB IN THE VIC AND A WINDSHIFT WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACDT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC86LA087
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 18:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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