ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168050
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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 2014 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8159Z |
| MSN: | 0743 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1427 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Deerfield Resort Airport (TN44), Lafollette, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ashland, KY (DWU) |
| Lafollette, TN (TN44) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After an uneventful cross-country flight, about 2 miles from his destination airport, the pilot noted a "significant crosswind component with gusty/windshear like conditions." He then established the airplane in a slip maneuver and continued his approach to land. While over the runway, after realizing he had passed his intended point of landing, the pilot applied full throttle, added right rudder and pitched the airplane to a climb attitude to initiate a go-around. The airplane was then struck by a "significant wind gust" and it veered to the left towards a tree line. The left wing made contact with a tree and then impacted the ground before coming to rest between two trees. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation.
A witness' recount of the accident corroborated the pilot's statement. The winds at the time of the accident were gusting from the west.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in gusty crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8159Z
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8159Z
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2014 23:18 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 06:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Jul-2014 23:06 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Jul-2014 06:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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