ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385906
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| Date: | Monday 14 May 2001 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Consolildated-Vultee BT-13A |
| Owner/operator: | Confederate Air Force |
| Registration: | N66791 |
| MSN: | 3336 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2228 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-ANI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Odessa, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Midland International Air and Space Port, TX (MAF/KMAF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was undergoing his 7th hour of dual familiarization training in the airplane. The airplane approached the airport from the east, over flew the south end of the airport, and then executed a left teardrop turn to runway 34. According to witnesses at the airport, the airplane was on final approach to runway 34, approximately 150 feet agl, when they heard power applied to the engine. Subsequently, the right wing dropped, the airplane impacted the ground, contacted a steel pole, and came to a stop upright. The witness accounts and ground scars are consistent with the airplane encountering a stall. One witness, who was located on the airport, reported that at the time of the accident the wind was from the south at 10 mph. Two minutes prior to the accident, two weather observation facilities that are located 7 miles northeast and 9 miles northwest of the accident site, reported wind from 200 degrees at 13 knots and gusting to 20 knots and wind from 210 degrees at 11 knots and gusting to 19 knots, respectively. The airframe and engine were examined and no pre-impact anomalies were noted that would have precluded their operation.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a loss of control while performing a go-around. A contributing factor to the accident was the gusty tailwind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01FA117
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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