ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202387
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 2017 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Goddard Aircraft Club Inc |
| Registration: | N474SP |
| MSN: | 172S8020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5890 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bowie, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ocean City, MD (OXB) |
| Bowie, MD (W00) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during approach to land in night conditions, he noticed that the airspeed displayed on a newly installed electronic flight instrument was reading slightly different than the airspeed indicator. He added that his altitude judgement was affected “by the scarcity of observable objects in the landing area, the ’black hole’ effect, which was likely worsened by the brightness of the [electronic instrument].” When the pilot looked up from the instrument panel, he saw tree branches approaching. The airplane struck the trees and came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness during the approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction by the instrument panel during the approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://fr.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N474SP
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 2017 | N474SP | Goddard Aircraft Club Inc | 0 | North of Freeway Airport (W00), Bowie, MD | |
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Location
Media:
Cessna 172 plane Crashes in Field in Bowie, Maryland, USA - https://t.co/JloXKyCFfh via @nbcwashington
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 1 décembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2017 08:20 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 01-Dec-2017 08:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 20:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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