ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381851
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| Date: | Monday 30 May 1983 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Fallon Company |
| Registration: | N9699Q |
| MSN: | 17265783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2652 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willits, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, CA (KAUN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY DURING LANDING IN A 15 KT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE ENCOUNTERED 'A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST MORE LIKE 220 DEGREES AT 10 KTS' WHICH PICKED UP HIS LEFT WING AND CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE RWY. UNICOM HAD ADVISED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KTS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 34. TWO GROUND WITNESSES WITH AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDED STATEMENTS. THEY SAID THE WIND WAS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS TO 10 KTS. THEY DESCRIBED A HIGH FLARE WITH A BALLOONING EFFECT, THE RIGHT WING DROPPING, THE ACFT GOING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSING DOWN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA255
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 1994 | N9699Q | Same As Registered Owner | 0 | Rescue, CA | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 07:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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