ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384066
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1982 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P ROBERTSON STOL |
| Owner/operator: | Texas Westaire Inc. |
| Registration: | N55276 |
| MSN: | 17275149 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX (F71) |
| Fort Worth, TX (F71) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROBERTSON STOL KIT. AFTER OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT IN SLOW FLIGHT ABOUT 1/2 HR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND. THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN AT 45 KTS WITH A 500 FT/MIN SINK RATE. POWER WAS ADDED TO ARREST THE SINK RATE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, BUT REPORTEDLY, TOO MUCH WAS APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND BALLOONED IN THE AIR. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT OVERREACTED AND REDUCED TOO MUCH POWER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, BUT THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A SOFT AREA. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF IN THE SOFT TERRAIN AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RESPONSE TO POWER. HE ASSUMED THAT FROM HIS EXPERIENCE IN OTHER MODELS, HE COULD FLY THE STOL MODEL OF THE CESSNA 172.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82DA248
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1990 | N55276 | private | 1 | Axton, VA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 07:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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