ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387352
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Date: | Saturday 2 September 2000 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Ercoupe 415-C |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N87351 |
MSN: | 524 |
Engine model: | Continental C-75-12 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wapato, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Sunnyside, WA (1S5) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While on approach to the private airstrip, the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to descend to a lower than normal altitude. When he was about 50 feet from the end of the runway, he realized that he needed to climb in order to clear the trees just off the approach end. Although he added power, he did not do so in time to climb above the treetops. Therefore the aircraft collided with the trees and tumbled into the terrain. The pilot also thought that he may have encountered a downdraft at about the same time as he added power for the climb.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees off the approach end of the runway, and his delay of the remedial action that would have allowed him to clear the trees. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, trees off the approach end of the runway, and a downdraft in the vicinity of the approach path.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA00LA175 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA175
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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