ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377541
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| Date: | Friday 15 March 1985 |
| Time: | 21:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Aviation Club |
| Registration: | N7586G |
| MSN: | 17259286 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Atlantic, NJ (KAIY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ENPLANED 3 ADULT PAXS AND TAXIED TO RWY 17 FOR TKOF. RPTD WND WAS 310 AT 8KTS. TKOF ROLL WAS INIATED AND CONTINUED UNTIL NEAR MIDFLD AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME APPARENT TO THE PLT THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE PLT THEN ABTD THE TKOF BUT AS THE ACFT NEARED THE END OF THE RWY HE ADDED PWR IN ORDER TO FLY OVR A DRAINAGE DITCH ABT 100FT PAST THE END OF THE RWY. UPON TOUCHDWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID APPROX 50FT BFR NOSING OVR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO85LA028
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 13:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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