ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382059
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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1983 |
| Time: | 13:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Tri State Flying Club |
| Registration: | N8084B |
| MSN: | 29884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6459 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Evansville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT BALLOONED DURING LANDING AND STALLED COMING DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT DRAGGEDBOTH WING TIPS DURING THE SEQUENCE. THE PLT SAID THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN A GUSTOF WIND LIFTED THE ACFT 3-4 FT. THE ACFT STALLED. THE PLT WAS TOLD LATER THAT ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS GRABBED THE YOKE AND PUSHED THE RUDDER WHEN THE GUST LIFTED THE PLANE. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT MADE A SLOW APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AND BALLOONED TO 5-7 FT AGL. AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOON IT PITCHED ABRUPTLY DOWN WITH RIGHT WING LOW.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA203
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 09:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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