ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45159
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 2003 |
| Time: | 09:53 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Harold Evan Grassley |
| Registration: | N13368 |
| MSN: | 17262706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1569 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McAllen, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edinburg Int'l, TX (25R) |
| McAllen, TX (MFE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was returning to its home base from a local, round-robin flight. Witnesses reported that the accident aircraft was on final approach, when the pilot, without advising the tower, performed a 360-degree left turn. After the 360-degree turn, the aircraft proceeded inbound to the runway. Both witnesses observed the airplane touch down approximately 1,000 feet down the runway on the right main landing gear, bounce once, and start a slow turn to the right. The witnesses also stated that the airplane climbed to about 50 feet AGL, descended slightly, and struck the top of a 40-foot high tree just outside of the airport perimeter fence before nose-diving into the ground. The airplane then burst into flames. No mechanical anomalies were revealed during an examination of the airplane or logbooks. The reported wind conditions at the time of the accident were; 150 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the gusty winds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030714X01082&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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