ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237544
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| Date: | Monday 23 December 2019 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Flightline Leasing Inc |
| Registration: | N739SB |
| MSN: | 17270759 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12108 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pineville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pineville, LA (2L0) |
| Pineville, LA (2L0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while on final approach, he listened to the automated weather broadcast at a local airport to confirm wind direction and speed. The broadcast weather indicated that there would be a left quartering headwind, and the wave direction on the surface of the lake surrounding the airport corroborated this information. The pilot stated that the wind was gusting, but he was able to touch down smoothly on the runway. The airplane encountered a "strong" wind gust from the right and then headed left toward a ditch. The pilot increased the throttle to conduct an aborted landing. The airplane gained altitude and avoided impacting the ditch; however, the wing struck a tree, and the airplane flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain an adequate climb rate during an aborted landing with a left quartering, gusting headwind, which resulted in impact with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Jul-2020 07:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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