ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379684
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1984 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 |
| Owner/operator: | Elliott Beechcraft |
| Registration: | N6715W |
| MSN: | M-2259 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1196 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bloomfield, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moline, IL (KMLI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THE STUDENT PLT RECIEVED A WX BRIEFING AT 1000 CST. AT THAT TIME, THE LATEST WX OBSERVATION AT OTTUMUA, IA, (CLOSEST WX STATION TO BROOMFIELD, IA) SHOWED THE WIND WAS FROM 110 DEGS AT 11 KTS. ABOUT 25 MINS AFTER THE BRIEFING, THE FORECAST WAS AMENDED TO EXPECT WINDS FROM 090 DEGS AT 15 KTS. ARRIVING AT BROOMFIELD THE PLT MADE A GO-AROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A STRONG X-WIND ON THE 1ST APCH. HE LANDED AFTER THE 2ND APCH BUT THE ACFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & HIT A DITCH. THE UNICOM WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT THERE WAS AN OPERATIONAL WIND SOCK. AN AG OPERATOR ON THE ARPT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 20 TO 30 KTS. THESTUDENT DID NOT CONTACT THE FSS AT OTTUMUA TO UPDATE THE WIND WX INFO.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84LA127
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 08:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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