ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131605
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1991 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150A |
| Owner/operator: | Jack R. Horan |
| Registration: | N7036X |
| MSN: | 15059136 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jewett, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, TX (KASL) |
| Mexia, TX (TX06) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE EN ROUTE TO VISIT A MUTUAL FRIEND WHO RESIDED ON THE SHORE OF A LAKE. AS THE PLANE APPROACHED THE LAKE, THE PILOT DESCENDED FROM HIS EN ROUTE ALTITUDE TO EXECUTE A LOW PASS NEXT TO HIS FRIEND'S CABIN TO ALERT HIM TO GO TO THE NEARBY AIRPORT TO PICK THEM UP. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR SLOW FLIGHT, WITH THIRTY DEGREES TO FLAPS, WHILE MAINTAINING 100 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE SHORELINE, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER WHILE RETRACTING THE MANUALLY OPERATED FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND IMPACTED THE TOP OF A TREE.
Probable Cause: PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS NEAR THE GROUND AT SLOW AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE ATTEMPTED LOW PASS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA139
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 13:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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