ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381857
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Date: | Monday 30 May 1983 |
Time: | 01:30 LT |
Type: | Douglas DC-3C |
Owner/operator: | Kimber Air, Inc. |
Registration: | N29958 |
MSN: | 12357 |
Total airframe hrs: | 18984 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1830-90D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Englewood, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Page, AZ (KPGA) |
Destination airport: | Englewood, CO (APA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN IN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT HAD BROKEN OUT MISALIGNED WITH THERWY. AS THE AIRSPEED DECAYED DURING THE TRANSITION FROM IFR TO VFR THE CO-PILOT TOOK CONTROL BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE COULDSEE THE RWY BETTER. IN LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AND CORRECTING THE ACFT FOR LANDING THE ACFT STALLED ABOUT 5 FT AGLAND THE RIGHT WING DRAGGED. THE ACFT LANDED ON RWY CENTERLINE AND ROLLED OUT NORMALLY. THE FLT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE DRAGGED WING UNTIL A PASSENGER ASKED WHAT HAD CAUSED THE SPARKS TO COME FROM THE RIGHT WING. THE CO-PILOT STATED THAT HETHOUGHT THINGS WOULD HAVE BECOME WORSE IF HE HAD NOT TAKEN CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHEN HE DID.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN83FTE10 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN83FTE10
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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