ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385971
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 2001 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Turtle Sky, LLC |
| Registration: | N106ME |
| MSN: | 17258479 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 568 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hodgenville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
| Lincoln Farm, KY (21KY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Once over the runway, the pilot identified that the windsock was "slightly moving," so he elected to land on runway 03, which was 1,700 feet long and 60 feet wide. With the flaps set to 30 degrees, the pilot slowed the airplane to 65-70 knots in preparation for a soft field landing. Once over the runway, the pilot flared the airplane. While the pilot was waiting for the airplane to settle onto the runway, it "lurched" to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left. The airplane departed the runway and came to a stop after impacting some small trees. The pilot reported a total of 57.4 hours of flight experience, all of which was in the accident airplane. In addition, it was the pilot's first attempt at making an actual soft field landing. He had practiced soft field landings on hard surface runways, but had never actually landed on a soft surface. Examination of the airplane revealed no pre impact failures or malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in conducting soft field landings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC01LA113
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